London vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	99	14
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.79M

The cost of living in London is 243% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8th and 4892nd ($3851 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Lubumbashi

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	London	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$4473

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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