Los Angeles vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3040
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1591
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	14
😀 Quality of life	94	17
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 216% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 72nd and 5639th ($3187 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 2nd in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 47th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Lubumbashi

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	Los Angeles	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$4965

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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