Lubumbashi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$471
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
16
16
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
76.2K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 74% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7572nd ($1133 vs $652) 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 0.5 months in Mbabane. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 9166th and 7373rd 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
$10.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633