Athens vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$633
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
14
😀 Quality of life
78
21
🏙️ Population
664K
1.79M

The cost of living in Athens is 25% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4210th and 5141st ($1287 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 560th and 8928th 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
$14.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$5005

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326