Lubumbashi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$471
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
83
😀 Quality of life
18
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 55% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7076th ($1133 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and India, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 9166th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$4412

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$1229
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$1039
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$1189
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$1030
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$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
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$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
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$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
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$355
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$297
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$301
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$301