Copenhagen vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$772
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$96
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	16
😀 Quality of life	97	18
🏙️ Population	667K	1.79M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 134% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 650th and 4943rd ($2656 vs $1133) 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 4th and 9166th 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	$21.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$4523

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1229
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1039
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1473
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1189
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1030
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$613
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$686
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1002
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$750
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$786
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$887
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$530
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$718
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$469
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$591
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1024
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$754
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$662
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$828
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1037
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$768
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$706
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$495
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$691
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$577
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$691
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$505
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$999
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$839
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$759
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458