Chisinau vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$428
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
14
😀 Quality of life
58
21
🏙️ Population
639K
1.79M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6354th and 5141st ($810 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 5671st and 8928th 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
$6.79
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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