Chisinau vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$528
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
16
😀 Quality of life
59
14
🏙️ Population
639K
1.79M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5968th and 4892nd ($947 vs $1124) 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6039th and 9202nd 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
$8.01
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458