Bucharest vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$474	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	79	17
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.79M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5565th and 5160th ($988 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 645th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Lubumbashi

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	Bucharest	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$5003

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Lubumbashi

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