Athens vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$722
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$96
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
16
😀 Quality of life
81
18
🏙️ Population
643K
1.79M

The cost of living in Athens is 29% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4184th and 4943rd ($1462 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 639th and 9166th 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
$16.7
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458