Amsterdam vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1104
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
94
21
🏙️ Population
921K
1.79M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 148% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 612th and 5141st ($2545 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 37th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
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