Lubumbashi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lubumbashi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2586	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$468	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	16	92
😀 Quality of life	14	95
🏙️ Population	1.79M	548K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 56% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4892nd and 749th ($1124 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the DR Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9202nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs The Hague

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	Lubumbashi	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.42	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$997	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$500	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4473	$12471

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696