Antwerp vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$927
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$96
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
16
😀 Quality of life
90
18
🏙️ Population
529K
1.79M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 64% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2628th and 4943rd ($1857 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 218th and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Lubumbashi

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Antwerp Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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