Lubumbashi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$489	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	14	25
😀 Quality of life	17	24
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.44M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5160th and 6685th ($1050 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the DR Congo and Cameroon, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8961st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Yaounde

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	Lubumbashi	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$1631

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779