Fortaleza vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$328	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$112
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	16
😀 Quality of life	61	14
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.79M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 33% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4892nd ($758 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Brazil and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Brazil vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5841st and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Lubumbashi

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	Fortaleza	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$4473

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Lubumbashi

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