Kinshasa
Congo, DRC
Common information
- Country
- Congo, DRC
- Population
- 1,373,770
Cost of living and prices in Lubumbashi
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre250USD/month
- in city centre775USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,425USD/month
- in city centre2,800USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 12 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 50 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 4 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 25,000 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 30,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 72 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 15 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 15 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 80 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 120 USD |
Accommodation
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 20 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 775 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 250 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,800 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,425 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 6,958 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 500 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,100 USD |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Lubumbashi
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| Average temperature, °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| Record low, °C | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 3 | 28 | 146 | 263 | 246 | 252 | 209 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1206 |
| Relative humidity, % | 45 | 51 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 50 | 67 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 159 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 350 | 396 | 317 | 310 | 310 | 283 | 310 | 300 | 241 | 167 | 172 | 276 | 3431 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 |