Kawasaki vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$674
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$96
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
16
😀 Quality of life
93
18
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 23% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4943rd ($1399 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Japan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Japan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 62nd and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Lubumbashi

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Kawasaki Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458