Karachi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$174
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
14
😀 Quality of life
53
21
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.79M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5141st ($417 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6078th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$5005

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326