Lubumbashi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$496
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
82
😀 Quality of life
21
65
🏙️ Population
1.79M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 45% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5141st and 6763rd ($1025 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8928th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$2517

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$1107
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$953
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$1236
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$1238
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$1121
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$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
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$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
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$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
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$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
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$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
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$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
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$390
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$323
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$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325