Copenhagen vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	97	17
🏙️ Population	644K	1.79M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 122% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1085th and 5160th ($2333 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Denmark vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 10th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Lubumbashi

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	Copenhagen	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$5003

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457