Lubumbashi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
81
😀 Quality of life
21
97
🏙️ Population
1.79M
443K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 70% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5141st and 31st ($1025 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Switzerland, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8928th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846