Cologne vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$967
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1104
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
96
21
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2484th and 5141st ($1752 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 12th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$5005

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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