Bangkok vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$416	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	14
😀 Quality of life	74	17
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.79M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 10% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5160th ($941 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Thailand vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1221st and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Lubumbashi

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	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$5003

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457