London vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$3040
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1591
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	99	17
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.79M

The cost of living in London is 240% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 37th and 5639th ($3427 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 2nd and 8955th 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	$23	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$4965

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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