Leipzig vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$688
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
14
😀 Quality of life
92
17
🏙️ Population
616K
1.79M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 44% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3925th and 5639th ($1449 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 2nd in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 80th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$4965

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498