Lubumbashi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$486
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
82
😀 Quality of life
17
64
🏙️ Population
1.79M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5639th and 6838th ($1007 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8955th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$2724

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$1028
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$939
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
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$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283