Barcelona vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
16
😀 Quality of life
90
14
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 86% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1764th and 4892nd ($2087 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Spain vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 229th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Lubumbashi

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Barcelona Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458