Lubumbashi vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$468
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
16
57
😀 Quality of life
19
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 27% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4925th and 6337th ($1125 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 9126th and 5445th 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
$10.4
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$15139

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751