Lubumbashi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$496
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
14
27
😀 Quality of life
21
65
🏙️ Population
1.79M
149K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 24% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5141st and 6280th ($1025 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Mauritius, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8928th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762