Barcelona vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$96
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
16
😀 Quality of life
90
18
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.79M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 87% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4943rd ($2116 vs $1133) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 205th and 9166th 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
$17.8
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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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