Cologne vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
97
17
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2308th and 5639th ($1851 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 16th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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