Bucharest vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$449
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
14
😀 Quality of life
77
21
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5141st ($961 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Romania vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 703rd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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