Lubumbashi vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$496
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
14
43
😀 Quality of life
21
84
🏙️ Population
1.79M
870K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 36% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5141st and 3059th ($1025 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 8928th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$9642

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450