Frankfurt vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$96
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
16
😀 Quality of life
95
18
🏙️ Population
776K
1.79M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 97% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1425th and 4943rd ($2230 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 34th and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Lubumbashi

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Frankfurt Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458