Lubumbashi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lubumbashi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$468	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	19	75
🏙️ Population	1.79M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 0.1% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4925th and 4918th ($1125 vs $1126) 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9126th and 1670th 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	$10.4	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1251	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.96%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$996	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$499	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4525	$15990

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Cities near Lubumbashi

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720