Lubumbashi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$496
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
26
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 81% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5141st and 7966th ($1025 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8928th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$2559

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250