Lubumbashi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$990
🏠 One person rent
$468
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
40
😀 Quality of life
14
55
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 60% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7068th ($1124 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 9202nd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$922

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$1069
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$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333