Leipzig vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$641
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$1104
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
14
😀 Quality of life
91
21
🏙️ Population
625K
1.79M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 34% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3960th and 5141st ($1371 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 106th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326