Cost of living comparison

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Lubumbashi vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Lubumbashi is 8.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% less in Lubumbashi
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Lubumbashi
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Lubumbashi
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Lubumbashi
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Lubumbashi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Lubumbashi
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Lubumbashi

The cost of housing, groceries, and transportation in Lubumbashi are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Lubumbashi.

Lubumbashi vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lubumbashi instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 2.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$187.11	$12.50 FCFA6,938	+15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$152.03	$10.00 FCFA5,550	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.85	$1.10 FCFA611	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.48	??
Average			-2.7%

Mexico City vs. Lubumbashi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.25	$1.12 FCFA624	-57.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.87	$7.50 FCFA4,163	+48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.69	$7.57 FCFA4,202	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.93	$2.60 FCFA1,443	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.57	$3.40 FCFA1,888	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.60	$0.91 FCFA504	-33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.79	$1.36 FCFA755	+70.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.78	$2.27 FCFA1,259	+133.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.62	$1.36 FCFA755	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.52	$1.13 FCFA629	+18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.14	$0.91 FCFA504	-8.8%
Average			+20.5%

Mexico City vs. Lubumbashi - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.54	$5.28 FCFA2,928	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$336.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$345K	$25,000.00 FCFA14M	+24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.26	??
Average			+13.8%

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$533.13	$60.00 FCFA33,303	+94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,598.89	$775.00 FCFA430K	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,672.20	$250.00 FCFA139K	-63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$643.92	$76.47 FCFA42,445	+104.7%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,417.64	$133.33 FCFA74,007	-69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	$4,500.00 FCFA2M	-58.7%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.13	$1.50 FCFA833	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.73	$4.00 FCFA2,220	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.84	$4.00 FCFA2,220	-7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,007.28	$72.50 FCFA40,241	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.27	??
Average			-8.2%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Lubumbashi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,050.38	$22.50 FCFA12,489	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$828.59	$22.50 FCFA12,489	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,822.07	$60.00 FCFA33,303	-43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,911.51	$85.00 FCFA47,179	-23.4%
Average			-45.7%

Mexico City vs. Lubumbashi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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