Fortaleza vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$328	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	14
😀 Quality of life	56	17
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.79M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 29% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6696th and 5160th ($745 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5747th and 8961st 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	$4.44	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5003

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457