Lubumbashi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$486
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
14
62
😀 Quality of life
17
39
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.27M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 4% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5639th and 5883rd ($1007 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the DR Congo and South Africa, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 8955th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$4830

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045