Kabul vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$195	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$112
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	16
😀 Quality of life	33	14
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.79M

The cost of living in Kabul is 59% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4892nd ($458 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8609th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Lubumbashi

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	Kabul	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$4473

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

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