Izmir vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$437	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	14
😀 Quality of life	68	17
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.79M

The cost of living in Izmir is 13% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5990th and 5160th ($909 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Turkey and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Turkey vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3369th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Lubumbashi

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	Izmir	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$5003

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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