Lubumbashi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2923
😷 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 49% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5160th and 1662nd ($1050 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8961st and 85th 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
$11.5
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$19551

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LubumbashiManchester

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$541
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$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
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$738
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$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
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$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$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
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$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
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
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$1681