Lubumbashi vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$489	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	96
😀 Quality of life	17	95
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.75M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 15% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5160th and 4366th ($1050 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in the DR Congo and Japan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 8961st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Osaka

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	Lubumbashi	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$8318

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008