Lubumbashi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$471
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
8
😀 Quality of life
18
64
🏙️ Population
1.79M
133K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 14% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4552nd ($1133 vs $1311) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 9166th and 5347th 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
$10.7
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$3300

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$815
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$1002
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$750
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$786
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$887
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$530
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$895
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$639
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$718
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$527
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$469
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$591
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$1067
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$1024
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$754
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$770
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$662
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$828
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$1037
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$768
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$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
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$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
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$577
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$691
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$505
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$999
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$839
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$759
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$458

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$1379
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$348
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$303
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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
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$499
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$271
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$348
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$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
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$344
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$285
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$303
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$285
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$349
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$297
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$389
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$544
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$273
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$523
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$306
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$332
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$335
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$327