Lima vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$466
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
16
😀 Quality of life
71
19
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5300th and 4925th ($1034 vs $1125) 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3484th and 9126th 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
$4.53
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452