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Lubumbashi vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lubumbashi is 18.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lubumbashi
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Lubumbashi
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Lubumbashi
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Lubumbashi
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Lubumbashi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Lubumbashi
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Lubumbashi

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Lubumbashi are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Lubumbashi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lubumbashi.

Lubumbashi vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lubumbashi instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB95.86	$12.50 FCFA6,938	+303.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB191.72	$10.00 FCFA5,550	+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.48	$1.10 FCFA611	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.31	??
Average			+134.5%

Bangkok vs. Lubumbashi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB44.52	$1.12 FCFA624	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB262.95	$7.50 FCFA4,163	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB223.51	$7.57 FCFA4,202	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB70.62	$2.60 FCFA1,443	+13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB42.67	$3.40 FCFA1,888	+146.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB49.18	$0.91 FCFA504	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.25	$1.36 FCFA755	+66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB31.64	$2.27 FCFA1,259	+121.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.37	$1.36 FCFA755	+59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.27	$1.13 FCFA629	+57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.07	$0.91 FCFA504	+39.7%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB145.08	$5.28 FCFA2,928	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,150.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$25,000.00 FCFA14M	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB359.48	??
Average			-10.2%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB522.70	$60.00 FCFA33,303	+254.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB20,871.10	$775.00 FCFA430K	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB9,954.40	$250.00 FCFA139K	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,123.63	$76.47 FCFA42,445	+11.3%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB18,840.35	$133.33 FCFA74,007	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB413K	$4,500.00 FCFA2M	-66.3%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB86.27	$1.50 FCFA833	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB78.54	$4.00 FCFA2,220	+57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB135.88	$4.00 FCFA2,220	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,577.86	$72.50 FCFA40,241	+42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB249.24	??
Average			+11.1%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Lubumbashi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,818.11	$22.50 FCFA12,489	-61.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,175.89	$22.50 FCFA12,489	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,222.75	$60.00 FCFA33,303	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,827.90	$85.00 FCFA47,179	-7.1%
Average			-38.0%

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