Lubumbashi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$496
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
69
😀 Quality of life
21
76
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.38M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 8% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5141st and 5668th ($1025 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8928th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$7940

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$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619