Lubumbashi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
91
😀 Quality of life
17
92
🏙️ Population
1.79M
548K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 53% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5639th and 1500th ($1007 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8955th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$17390

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$1028
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$939
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$1090
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$1116
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$1017
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$1139
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$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$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
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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$1936
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$1877
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$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
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$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
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$1449
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$1889
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$1809
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$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761