Lubumbashi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$486
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
7
😀 Quality of life
17
61
🏙️ Population
1.79M
133K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5639th and 4342nd ($1007 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Maldives, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Male. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8955th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$3225

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$1028
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$1116
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$1017
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$1139
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$947
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$894
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$685
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$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
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$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
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$574
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$826
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$830
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$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$433
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$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
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$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
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$549
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$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
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$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
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$298
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$578
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$310
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$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
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$352