Lubumbashi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$471
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
22
😀 Quality of life
18
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 70% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7446th ($1133 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9166th and 7507th 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
$10.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$1815

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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775