Lubumbashi vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$486	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	36
😀 Quality of life	17	48
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.47M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 47% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5639th and 7016th ($1007 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in the DR Congo and Zambia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8955th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Lusaka

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	Lubumbashi	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.4	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$5845

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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

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670