Karachi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$146
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
16
😀 Quality of life
54
19
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.79M

The cost of living in Karachi is 63% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4925th ($421 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6375th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Lubumbashi

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Karachi Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$4525

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$355
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$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452