Lahore vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$174
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$96
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
16
😀 Quality of life
49
18
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8919th and 4943rd ($432 vs $1133) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6762nd and 9166th 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
$2.15
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$4523

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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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