Lubumbashi vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$5564
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1630
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$2795
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$5865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
29
😀 Quality of life
17
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
136K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 57% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 5160th and 870th ($1050 vs $2446) 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 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 8961st and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Luxembourg City

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Lubumbashi Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$16923

Cost of living in other countries

LubumbashiLuxembourg City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2266
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1584
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1363
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1351
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1348
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1359
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1339
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1351
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1352
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1359
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1368
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1528
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1371
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1368
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1194
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1356
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1182
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1486
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1486
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1393
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1399
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1400
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1479
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1503
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1490
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1507
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1553
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1413
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1476
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1477
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1500