Damascus vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$315
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
16
😀 Quality of life
39
14
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7287th and 4892nd ($671 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Syria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7834th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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