Lubumbashi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$486	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	17	93
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.76M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 48% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5639th and 2002nd ($1007 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8955th and 60th 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	$11.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$6957

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1028
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$939
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1090
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1116
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1017
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$1139
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$947
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$685
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$725
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$730
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$815
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$574
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$670
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$534
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$433
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$582
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1012
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$729
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$723
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$834
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$932
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$810
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$731
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$515
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$509
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$516
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$761
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$509
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$591
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$902
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$763
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$546
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$498

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610