Budapest vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$589
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1100
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
80
17
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 18% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5639th ($1185 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Hungary vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 551st and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lubumbashi

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Budapest Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498