Dresden vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$637
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
16
😀 Quality of life
92
19
🏙️ Population
566K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dresden is 29% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4158th and 4925th ($1448 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 96th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lubumbashi

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Dresden Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$4525

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452