Kabul vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$203	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1100
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	14
😀 Quality of life	14	17
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.79M

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8769th and 5160th ($474 vs $1050) 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 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9071st and 8961st 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	$2.38	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$5003

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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