Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lubumbashi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lubumbashi

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 2% cheaper than Lubumbashi without rent, and 11.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 14.8% cheaper than Lubumbashi without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$12.52 CDF 27.9K

-63.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$98.5 CDF 219.8K

-53.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$10.20 CDF 22.8K

-13.92%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.96 CDF 8,828

-21.97%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.99 CDF 2,207

-29.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.80 CDF 4,019

33.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.45 CDF 5,473

50.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.98 CDF 4,426

13.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.10 CDF 2,446

70.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.92 CDF 6,511

-23.97%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.58 CDF 5,752

-13.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.92 CDF 33.3K

31.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.55 CDF 16.8K

-51.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.59 CDF 34.8K

-16.04%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.05 CDF 4,569

64.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.97 CDF 6,637

-43.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.94 CDF 11.0K

-52.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.05 CDF 6,803

-35.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.45 CDF 5,472

-36.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.03 CDF 4,522

-25.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.98 CDF 2,183

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.21 CDF 2,711

-60.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.89 CDF 8,677

11.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$12.39 CDF 27.6K

66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.16 CDF 2,584

52.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.10 CDF 4,684

30.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.02 CDF 2,280

34.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.39 CDF 9,801

-29.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$9.81 CDF 21.9K

39.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.40 CDF 3,135

-4.29%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$25.3K CDF 56.5M

9.19%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$30.6K CDF 68.2M

9.87%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,835

$98.9 CDF 220.7K

23.36%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$19.70 CDF 44.0K

-30.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$61.1 CDF 136.4K

-69.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$73.8 CDF 164.7K

-16.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$135 CDF 300.5K

421.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$4,562 CDF 10.2M

250.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$22.23 CDF 49.6K

164.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$22.84 CDF 51.0K

50.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$59.5 CDF 132.7K

89.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$84.5 CDF 188.5K

0.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$760 CDF 1.7M

-20.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$249 CDF 555.1K

75.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$2,856 CDF 6.4M

-27.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,756 CDF 3.9M

-16.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$991 CDF 2.2M

348.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$498 CDF 1.1M

500.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,057 CDF 2.4M

-48.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Lubumbashi: January 11, 2026

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