Johannesburg vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3040
🏠 One person rent	$487	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1591
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	14
😀 Quality of life	58	17
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.79M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 7% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5069th and 5639th ($1079 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and the DR Congo, respectively. Check South Africa vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5446th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Lubumbashi

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	Johannesburg	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$4965

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1028
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$939
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1090
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1116
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1017
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$1139
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$947
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$685
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$725
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$730
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$815
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$574
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$670
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$534
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$433
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$582
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1012
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$729
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$723
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$834
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$932
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$810
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$731
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$515
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$509
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$516
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$761
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$509
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$591
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$902
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$763
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$546
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$498