Copenhagen vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2601
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6038
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$2570
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4591
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
98
14
🏙️ Population
667K
1.79M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 131% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 713th and 4892nd ($2601 vs $1124) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 10th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.6
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.14
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.84
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.58
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1734
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3186
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9559
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6448
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.19
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.69
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.7
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$614
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17654
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2184
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1421
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1757
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2086
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2280
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1619
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1598
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1485
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1591
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1485
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2029
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1472
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1386
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1362
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1805
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1785
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1502
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2088
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1523
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1444
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1770
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1668
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1481
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1515
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1529
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1869
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1482
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1563
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1675
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1861
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1460
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1662
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1421
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1467
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1658
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1678

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458