Lubumbashi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$496
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
14
62
😀 Quality of life
21
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.27M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 17% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5141st and 6110th ($1025 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8928th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952