Lubumbashi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$496
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
21
95
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.76M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 44% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5141st and 2281st ($1025 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8928th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$7624

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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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576