Lubumbashi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$486	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	95
😀 Quality of life	17	63
🏙️ Population	1.79M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 0.4% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5639th and 5616th ($1007 vs $1012) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8955th and 4573rd 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	$11.4	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$13135

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Cities near Lubumbashi

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629