Lubumbashi vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$471
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
19
😀 Quality of life
18
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
151K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 6% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5191st ($1133 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 9166th and 4840th 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
$10.7
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$8022

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$1229
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571