Lubumbashi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$486
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
91
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.26M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 16% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5639th and 4604th ($1007 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.1 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 8955th and 705th 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
$11.4
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534