Lubumbashi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2586	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$468	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	14	69
🏙️ Population	1.79M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 7% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5192nd ($1124 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9202nd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Sao Paulo

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	Lubumbashi	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.42	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$997	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$500	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4473	$15428

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1032
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1278
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1062
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$912
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$655
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$888
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$687
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$792
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$885
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$565
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$653
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$495
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$592
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1021
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$761
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$682
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$820
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1029
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$779
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$716
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$493
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$688
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$587
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$688
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$506
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$993
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$842
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$754
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666