Lubumbashi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lubumbashi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$772	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$96	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	16	92
😀 Quality of life	18	96
🏙️ Population	1.79M	548K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 58% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4943rd and 570th ($1133 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 9166th and 7th 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	$10.7	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.15%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$504	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.5	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.8	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4523	$13755

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1229
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1039
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1473
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1189
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1030
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$613
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$686
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1002
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$750
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$786
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$887
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$530
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$718
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$469
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$591
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1024
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$754
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$662
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$828
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1037
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$768
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$706
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$495
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$691
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$577
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$691
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$505
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$999
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$839
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$759
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734