Athens vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$675
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
14
😀 Quality of life
78
17
🏙️ Population
643K
1.79M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4177th and 5639th ($1366 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 658th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498