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Lubumbashi vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Lubumbashi is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Lubumbashi
Groceries: pay 4.2 times more in Lubumbashi
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Lubumbashi
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Lubumbashi
Childcare: pay 73.5% more in Lubumbashi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Lubumbashi
Clothing: pay 23.7% less in Lubumbashi

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Lubumbashi are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lubumbashi.

Lubumbashi vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lubumbashi instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.93	$12.50 FCFA6,938	+200.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP248.66	$10.00 FCFA5,550	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.23	$1.10 FCFA611	+188.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.88	??
Average			+160.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.68	$1.12 FCFA624	+87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.80	$7.50 FCFA4,163	+299.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP178.47	$7.57 FCFA4,202	+103.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP69.27	$2.60 FCFA1,443	+79.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.82	$3.40 FCFA1,888	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.59	$0.91 FCFA504	+22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.05	$1.36 FCFA755	+306.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.61	$2.27 FCFA1,259	+697.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.04	$1.36 FCFA755	+978.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.01	$1.13 FCFA629	+502.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.92	$0.91 FCFA504	+386.9%
Average			+320.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP65.20	$5.28 FCFA2,928	+287.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP308.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$25,000.00 FCFA14M	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP127.31	??
Average			+127.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP618.29	$60.00 FCFA33,303	+364.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	$775.00 FCFA430K	+263.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	$250.00 FCFA139K	+82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP915.54	$76.47 FCFA42,445	+299.9%
Average			+252.4%

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pay 73.5% more for childcare

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	$133.33 FCFA74,007	+43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP106K	$4,500.00 FCFA2M	+103.5%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.62	$1.50 FCFA833	+3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP77.35	$4.00 FCFA2,220	+147.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.46	$4.00 FCFA2,220	+92.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP828.84	$72.50 FCFA40,241	+318.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP179.03	??
Average			+140.5%

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pay 23.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Lubumbashi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	$22.50 FCFA12,489	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,172.65	$22.50 FCFA12,489	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,615.14	$60.00 FCFA33,303	-48.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	$85.00 FCFA47,179	+38.0%
Average			-23.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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