Lubumbashi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$468
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
83
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 57% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4925th and 7177th ($1125 vs $717) 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 9126th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mumbai

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$4986

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
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$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
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$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281