Lubumbashi vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
98
😀 Quality of life
19
88
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.35M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 52% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4925th and 1228th ($1125 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Italy, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1 months in Milan. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 9126th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Milan

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Lubumbashi Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$19884

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653