Lubumbashi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$489
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
70
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 1% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5160th and 5261st ($1050 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 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 8961st and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$6749

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$875
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$961
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$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633