Lubumbashi vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$468
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2494
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
16
43
😀 Quality of life
19
85
🏙️ Population
1.79M
886K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 36% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4925th and 2979th ($1125 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in the DR Congo and France, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 9126th and 453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$10478

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$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
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613