Damascus vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$271
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
14
😀 Quality of life
32
17
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.79M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7105th and 5639th ($672 vs $1007) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7854th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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