Lubumbashi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$489	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	30
😀 Quality of life	17	43
🏙️ Population	1.79M	6.87M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 49% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5160th and 6863rd ($1050 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the DR Congo and Myanmar, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8961st and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Yangon

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	Lubumbashi	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$15505

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625