Lubumbashi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
99
😀 Quality of life
18
96
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4943rd and 916th ($1133 vs $2480) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9166th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Paris

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Lubumbashi Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$17184

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544