Lubumbashi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
94
😀 Quality of life
14
85
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.86M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 43% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4892nd and 2069th ($1124 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Poland, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 9202nd and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$15871

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$1069
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$1032
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
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$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
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$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349