Faisalabad vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$289
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$670
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$111
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$173
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$108
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$123
$1104
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
14
😀 Quality of life
27
21
🏙️ Population
3.2M
1.79M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 72% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 9245th and 5141st ($289 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Pakistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Faisalabad ranked 13th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8707th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Lubumbashi

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Faisalabad Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$120
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.6
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$396
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$410
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.14
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.4
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.66
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.9
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$14.5
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$645
$5005

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$344
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$260
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$337
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$364
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$290
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$330
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$303
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$337
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$386
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$268
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$240
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$338
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$277
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$328
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$508
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$298
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$278
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$307
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$399
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$394
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$331
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$389
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$399
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$267
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$238
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$448
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$401
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$291
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$311
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$282

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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