Antwerp vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$893
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1100
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
14
😀 Quality of life
89
17
🏙️ Population
529K
1.79M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 75% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2671st and 5639th ($1762 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 176th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498