Dresden vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$755
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
16
😀 Quality of life
89
14
🏙️ Population
566K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dresden is 38% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3768th and 4892nd ($1555 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 263rd and 9202nd 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
$13.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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