Barcelona vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1100
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
14
😀 Quality of life
88
17
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.79M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 87% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2198th and 5639th ($1887 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 238th and 8955th 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
$16.1
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Lubumbashi

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