Lubumbashi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$468
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
92
😀 Quality of life
19
81
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.26M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4925th and 4785th ($1125 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Chile, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9126th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Santiago

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Lubumbashi Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
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
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895