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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.8% cheaper than Lubumbashi without rent, and 14.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.8% cheaper than Lubumbashi without rent, and 16.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$12.46 CDF 27.6K

-62.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$100 CDF 222.6K

-54.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$10.15 CDF 22.5K

-13.89%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$4.11 CDF 9,120

-26.03%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$1.02 CDF 2,256

-29.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$1.70 CDF 3,769

43.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.46 CDF 5,468

54.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$2.03 CDF 4,503

5.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.14 CDF 2,529

63.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$3.04 CDF 6,741

-27.96%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$2.59 CDF 5,745

-13.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$14.95 CDF 33.2K

31.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$7.32 CDF 16.2K

-48.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$15.26 CDF 33.9K

-11.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.96 CDF 4,354

65.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$3.06 CDF 6,783

-45.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$5.11 CDF 11.3K

-53.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$3.06 CDF 6,792

-31.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$2.48 CDF 5,509

-38.31%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$2.04 CDF 4,531

-25.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$1.01 CDF 2,247

-1.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$1.22 CDF 2,711

-58.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.91 CDF 8,687

9.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$12.27 CDF 27.2K

65.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$1.14 CDF 2,524

57.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$2.11 CDF 4,683

31.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$0.98 CDF 2,170

42.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$4.58 CDF 10.2K

-32.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$9.98 CDF 22.2K

37.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.36 CDF 3,028

-2.94%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$25.1K CDF 55.8M

8.29%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$29.4K CDF 65.3M

15.94%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$98.6 CDF 218.8K

22.15%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$20.22 CDF 44.9K

-31.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$60.0 CDF 133.1K

-69.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$73.1 CDF 162.2K

-16.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$134 CDF 296.8K

422.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$4,480 CDF 9.9M

251.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$22.92 CDF 50.9K

151.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$22.27 CDF 49.4K

53.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$60.3 CDF 133.8K

87.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$85.5 CDF 189.8K

-0.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$770 CDF 1.7M

-21.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$254 CDF 563.1K

71.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$2,845 CDF 6.3M

-27.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$1,788 CDF 4.0M

-16.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$993 CDF 2.2M

328.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$490 CDF 1.1M

509.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$1,071 CDF 2.4M

-50.58%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lubumbashi: March 1, 2026

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