Lubumbashi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
90
😀 Quality of life
19
92
🏙️ Population
1.79M
548K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 52% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4925th and 1193rd ($1125 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in the DR Congo and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9126th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Manchester

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Lubumbashi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$20557

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831