Budapest vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$553
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1100
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
79
17
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4777th and 5160th ($1109 vs $1050) 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 months in Lubumbashi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 618th and 8961st 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
$9.45
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$5003

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BudapestLubumbashi

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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