Ashgabat vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Lubumbashi | |
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 60% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 3187th and 5639th ($1616 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the DR Congo comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8245th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ashgabat vs Lubumbashi
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| Ashgabat | Lubumbashi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.2 mi |  Anau | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
Cities near Lubumbashi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 107 km or 67 mi |  Chingola | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Likasi | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Mufulira | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Lusaka | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi |  Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 749 km or 465 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 822 km or 510 mi |  Luena | |
| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Makamba | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Zomba |