Lubumbashi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$489	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	92
😀 Quality of life	17	86
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.75M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 39% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5160th and 2624th ($1050 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Italy, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8961st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Rome

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	Lubumbashi	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201