Lubumbashi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
94
😀 Quality of life
21
93
🏙️ Population
1.79M
592K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 49% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5141st and 1756th ($1025 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the DR Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8928th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$12166

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$1107
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$953
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413