Chisinau vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$505	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	14
😀 Quality of life	57	17
🏙️ Population	639K	1.79M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6080th and 5160th ($892 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Moldova vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5665th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lubumbashi

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	Chisinau	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$5003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457