Lubumbashi vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$489
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2090
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
14
43
😀 Quality of life
17
84
🏙️ Population
1.79M
877K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 33% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5160th and 3148th ($1050 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 8961st and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$9082

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$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
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$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
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1568
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1496
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1308
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1338
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1338
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1231
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1472
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1707
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1650
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1673
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$6593
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1233
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1364
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1182
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1093
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1362
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1434
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1074
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1197
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1344
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1338
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1203
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1081
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1361
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1539
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1391
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1310
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1470
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1424
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1512
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1570
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1567
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1209
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1522
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1076
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1428
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1470