Lubumbashi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
91
😀 Quality of life
14
93
🏙️ Population
1.79M
548K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 50% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4892nd and 1330th ($1124 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9202nd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$20873

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$1032
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$1062
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$912
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$577
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$1045
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$748
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$655
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$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
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$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
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$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804