Lubumbashi vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$496
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
87
😀 Quality of life
21
92
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.01M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5141st and 22nd ($1025 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 8928th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs San Jose, United States

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Lubumbashi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$15889

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123