Lubumbashi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$496
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
28
😀 Quality of life
21
38
🏙️ Population
1.79M
431K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 27% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5141st and 6362nd ($1025 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Namibia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8928th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$3671

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$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741