Lubumbashi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lubumbashi	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$471	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$772	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$96	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	18	96
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.8M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4943rd and 2284th ($1133 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in the DR Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9166th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Montreal

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	Lubumbashi	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.15%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$504	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.5	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4523	$5550

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Cities near Lubumbashi

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805