Lubumbashi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$468
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
19
96
🏙️ Population
1.79M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 33% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4925th and 3273rd ($1125 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 9126th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Tokyo

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Lubumbashi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$17493

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$1304
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$1166
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$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

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$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
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$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
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$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
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$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
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$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006