Lubumbashi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$489
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
40
😀 Quality of life
17
48
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 36% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5160th and 6559th ($1050 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and India, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 8961st and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$1261

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$687
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$748
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$700
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$747
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$828
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$566
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$843
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$646
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$688
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$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
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$992
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$723
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$873
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$634
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$825
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$976
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$794
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$730
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$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
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$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
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$507
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$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
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$719
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$457

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$286
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$298
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$376
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$333
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$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
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$371
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$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
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$381
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$501
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$415
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$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
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$716
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$389
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$348
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$350
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$513
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$311
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$333
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$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
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$310
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$288
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$304
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$295
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$397
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$340
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$293
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$296
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$292
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$324
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$307
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$315
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$363
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$304
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$339
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