Lubumbashi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$486
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
87
😀 Quality of life
17
92
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.39M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5639th and 45th ($1007 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 8955th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$21468

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$1028
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$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
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$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
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$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
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$2647