Lubumbashi vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$486
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
14
56
😀 Quality of life
17
58
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 36% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5639th and 6712th ($1007 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 8955th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Salvador

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Lubumbashi Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$10964

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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610