Essen vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$759
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1104
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
95
21
🏙️ Population
579K
1.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 48% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3358th and 5141st ($1519 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 32nd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$5005

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326