Lubumbashi vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$5130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
29
😀 Quality of life
14
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
136K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 60% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4892nd and 433rd ($1124 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 9202nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$16342

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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

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689