Lubumbashi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$486
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
14
20
😀 Quality of life
17
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 103% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5639th and 8700th ($1007 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Libya, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8955th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160