Dortmund vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$789
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
14
😀 Quality of life
91
17
🏙️ Population
595K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 51% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3100th and 5160th ($1585 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th 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 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 114th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$5003

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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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