Athens vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$713
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$119
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
16
😀 Quality of life
81
19
🏙️ Population
643K
1.79M

The cost of living in Athens is 28% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4184th and 4925th ($1439 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Greece and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Greece vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 602nd and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Lubumbashi

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Athens Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$4525

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452