Lubumbashi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
99
😀 Quality of life
17
95
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.15M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 57% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5639th and 998th ($1007 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and France, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8955th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$18941

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395