Cairo vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$193
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
14
😀 Quality of life
59
21
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8130th and 5141st ($549 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Egypt vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5556th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lubumbashi

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Cairo Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Lubumbashi

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