Lubumbashi vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$496
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
18
😀 Quality of life
21
64
🏙️ Population
1.79M
151K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 9% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5141st and 5703rd ($1025 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 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 8928th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048