Lubumbashi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
99
😀 Quality of life
14
97
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.15M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 55% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4892nd and 843rd ($1124 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9202nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$15084

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$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
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
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488