Birmingham vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
94
17
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.79M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 86% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5160th ($1951 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 35th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$5003

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4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457