Lubumbashi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lubumbashi | Port Louis | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 40% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4925th and 6757th ($1125 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9126th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Lubumbashi | Port Louis | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 107 km or 67 mi |  Chingola | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Likasi | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Mufulira | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Lusaka | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi |  Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 749 km or 465 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 822 km or 510 mi |  Luena | |
| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Makamba | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Zomba |
Cities near Port Louis
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.9 km or 6.2 mi |  Quatre Bornes | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bambous | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Triolet | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Curepipe | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Goodlands | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 210 km or 130 mi |  Saint-Benoit | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 237 km or 148 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 241 km or 149 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | La Possession | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Le Port | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 880 km or 546 mi |  Toamasina | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Antananarivo | |
| 1094 km or 680 mi | Antsirabe | |
| 1471 km or 914 mi | Toliara | |
| 1543 km or 959 mi | Mamoudzou | |
| 1639 km or 1018 mi |  Domoni | |
| 1742 km or 1083 mi |  Victoria | |
| 1789 km or 1111 mi | Moroni | |
| 1895 km or 1178 mi | Nacala | |
| 1974 km or 1227 mi | Pemba | |
| 2011 km or 1249 mi | Nampula | |
| 2180 km or 1355 mi | Quelimane | |
| 2365 km or 1470 mi | Beira | |
| 2368 km or 1472 mi | Mulanje | |
| 2404 km or 1494 mi | Zomba | |
| 2426 km or 1508 mi | Blantyre | |
| 2441 km or 1517 mi | Mangochi | |
| 2463 km or 1530 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 2490 km or 1548 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 2491 km or 1548 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 2504 km or 1556 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 2515 km or 1563 mi | Zanzibar |