Lubumbashi vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$489	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	17	54
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.49M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 56% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5160th and 7055th ($1050 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in the DR Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 8961st and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Recife

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	Lubumbashi	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$14050

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$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
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$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
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509