Lima vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$443
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
14
😀 Quality of life
64
17
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lima is 2% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5639th ($986 vs $1007) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4404th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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