Lubumbashi vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$486
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
14
43
😀 Quality of life
17
85
🏙️ Population
1.79M
873K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 37% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5639th and 3227th ($1007 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st 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 1.5 months in Marseille. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 8955th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$9905

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$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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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498