Lubumbashi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$486	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	28
😀 Quality of life	17	50
🏙️ Population	1.79M	431K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 20% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5639th and 6296th ($1007 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8955th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Windhoek

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	Lubumbashi	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.4	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$5452

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Cities near Lubumbashi

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822