Lubumbashi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$486
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
17
99
🏙️ Population
1.79M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5639th and 3085th ($1007 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the DR Congo and Japan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8955th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$15495

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$1028
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$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033