Lubumbashi vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$489	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	17	62
🏙️ Population	1.79M	6.21M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 15% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5160th and 5954th ($1050 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 8961st and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lubumbashi	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562