Lisbon vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	84	14
🏙️ Population	546K	1.79M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 68% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2357th and 4892nd ($1889 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Portugal and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Portugal vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 479th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Lubumbashi

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	Lisbon	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$4473

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1032
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1278
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1062
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$912
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$655
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$888
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$687
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$792
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$885
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$565
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$653
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$495
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$592
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1021
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$761
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$682
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$820
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1029
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$779
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$716
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$493
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$688
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$587
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$688
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$506
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$993
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$842
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$754
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458