Lima vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$407
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
14
😀 Quality of life
65
17
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lima is 7% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5647th and 5160th ($977 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Peru vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4234th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Lubumbashi

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Lima Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.73
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$5003

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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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