Chisinau vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$482
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$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 13% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6200th and 5639th ($876 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5629th and 8955th 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
$7.06
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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