Lubumbashi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3010
🏠 One person rent
$489
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1263
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
7
😀 Quality of life
17
62
🏙️ Population
1.79M
133K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 20% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5160th and 4205th ($1050 vs $1304) 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1 months in Male. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8961st and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Male

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Lubumbashi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$3201

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$917
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$776
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$541
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$975
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$687
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$738
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$748
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$700
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$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
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$566
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$843
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$646
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$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$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
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$719
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$457

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$1651
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$333
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$287
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$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$244
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$273
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$306
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$383
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$346
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$296
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$580
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$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
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$627
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$498
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$467
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$429
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$502
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$306
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$310
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$325
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$316
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$339
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$425
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$344
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$582
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$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
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$314
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$302
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$311
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$304
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$412
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$546
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$280
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$533
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$306
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$351
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$342
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$360