Lubumbashi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$486
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
17
97
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.8M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5639th and 5th ($1007 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8955th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$20585

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$1028
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$939
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$1090
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$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
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$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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$3108