Lubumbashi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lubumbashi	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$468	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	19	94
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.1M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4925th and 964th ($1125 vs $2460) 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9126th and 34th 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	$10.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1251	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.96%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$996	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$499	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4525	$19577

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1378
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1029
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1602
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1304
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1166
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$777
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1132
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$849
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$872
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$559
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$813
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$522
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$463
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1015
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$727
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$595
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$792
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1019
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$755
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$677
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$489
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$689
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$494
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$565
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$690
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$495
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$979
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$828
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$750
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$452

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506