Budapest vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$810
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$119
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
81
19
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3675th and 4925th ($1580 vs $1125) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 646th and 9126th 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
$13.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$4525

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452