Cairo vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$190
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
16
😀 Quality of life
63
19
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4925th ($483 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5501st and 9126th 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
$4.87
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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