Lahore vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lahore | Lubumbashi | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8998th and 5141st ($386 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6245th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lahore vs Lubumbashi
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| Lahore | Lubumbashi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Sheikhupura | |
| 49 km or 30 mi |  Amritsar | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Kamoke | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Sialkot | |
| 117 km or 72 mi | Gujrat | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Okara | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Chiniot | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Jammu | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Pathankot | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Gojra | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Sargodha | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Mirpur | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Jhang | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Burewala | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Patiala | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Rawalpindi | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Islamabad | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Khanewal | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Shimla | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Srinagar | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Wah | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Baramulla | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Hisar | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Multan | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Bhiwani | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Kohat | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Rohtak | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Mardan | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Dehradun | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Peshawar |
Cities near Lubumbashi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 822 km or 510 mi |  Luena | |
| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 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 | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Zomba |