Lubumbashi vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
99
😀 Quality of life
21
85
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.37M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 51% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5141st and 1623rd ($1025 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 8928th and 292nd 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
$12.9
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$15544

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$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550