Karachi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison
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Karachi | Lubumbashi | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Karachi is 57% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8915th and 5639th ($429 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 6242nd and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Karachi vs Lubumbashi
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Karachi | Lubumbashi | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
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480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
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604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
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643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
645 km or 401 mi | Chabahar | |
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679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
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745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
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775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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107 km or 67 mi | Chingola | |
110 km or 68 mi | Likasi | |
131 km or 82 mi | Mufulira | |
152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
426 km or 265 mi | Lusaka | |
437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
668 km or 415 mi | Mzimba | |
680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
697 km or 433 mi | Chinhoyi | |
708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
724 km or 450 mi | Mbeya | |
732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
749 km or 465 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
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788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
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829 km or 515 mi | Tete | |
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847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
877 km or 545 mi | Makamba | |
901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
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