Lubumbashi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$468
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
16
16
😀 Quality of life
19
29
🏙️ Population
1.79M
76.2K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 85% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4925th and 7924th ($1125 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Eswatini, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 9126th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mbabane

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Lubumbashi Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$5969

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$1378
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$1029
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$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$494
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632