Essen vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$681
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
95
17
🏙️ Population
585K
1.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 51% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3595th and 5639th ($1525 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 Essen compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 31st and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4965

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498