Lubumbashi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$471
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
18
96
🏙️ Population
1.79M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 33% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4943rd and 3249th ($1133 vs $1698) 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 9166th and 8th 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
$10.7
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$16728

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$1229
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$1039
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$1473
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$1189
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$1030
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$613
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$1039
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$815
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$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

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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
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$1073
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$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
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$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005