Lubumbashi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$496
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
14
16
😀 Quality of life
21
42
🏙️ Population
1.79M
94.9K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 84% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5141st and 8054th ($1025 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8928th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$4606

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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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550