Lubumbashi vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$489
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$919
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
18
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
151K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 8% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5160th and 5660th ($1050 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the DR Congo and Montenegro, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 8961st and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Podgorica

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Lubumbashi Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$6771

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$917
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$776
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$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
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$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
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$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$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
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$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
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$816
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$1117
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$972
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1150
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$679
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$965
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1030
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1070
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1070
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1187
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$935
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$772
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$662
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1015
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$463
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$682
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$693
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$595
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$639
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$796
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$759
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$772
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$614
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$636
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$749
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$588
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$776
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$807
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$765
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$636
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1274