Leipzig vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$764
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
14
😀 Quality of life
92
17
🏙️ Population
620K
1.79M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 44% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5160th ($1516 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 87th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Lubumbashi

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Leipzig Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$5003

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LeipzigLubumbashi

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457