Antwerp vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$841
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1104
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
14
😀 Quality of life
89
21
🏙️ Population
529K
1.79M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 61% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2878th and 5141st ($1650 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st 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 161st and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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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