Kawasaki vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$647
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
16
😀 Quality of life
94
19
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 21% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4406th and 4925th ($1358 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 35th and 9126th 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
$7.45
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$4525

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Lubumbashi

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