Lubumbashi vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lubumbashi	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$468	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	16	19
😀 Quality of life	19	68
🏙️ Population	1.79M	955K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 35% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4925th and 3058th ($1125 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in the DR Congo and Spain, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 9126th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Tenerife

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	Lubumbashi	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1251	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.96%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$996	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$499	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.2	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4525	$7249

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1378
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1029
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1602
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1304
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1166
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$777
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1132
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$849
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$872
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$559
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$813
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$522
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$463
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1015
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$727
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$595
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$792
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1019
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$755
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$677
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$489
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$689
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$494
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$565
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$690
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$495
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$979
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$828
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$750
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$452

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469