Berlin vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
14
😀 Quality of life
95
21
🏙️ Population
3.68M
1.79M

The cost of living in Berlin is 96% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1759th and 5141st ($2013 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 19th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326