Belgrade vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$719
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
16
😀 Quality of life
73
19
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.79M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 20% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4429th and 4925th ($1349 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Serbia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 2274th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Lubumbashi

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Belgrade Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452