Damascus vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Damascus | Lubumbashi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Damascus is 43% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5141st ($583 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7665th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Damascus vs Lubumbashi
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| Damascus | Lubumbashi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Zahle | |
| 75 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Jounieh | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Sidon | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Beirut | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Safed | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Tyre | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Tiberias | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Tripoli | |
| 114 km or 71 mi |  Irbid | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Karmiel | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Tamra | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Nahariya | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Nazareth | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Acre | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Afula | |
| 141 km or 88 mi |  Homs | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nesher | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Jerash | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Haifa | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 154 km or 95 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Al-Salt | |
| 173 km or 108 mi |  Nablus | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Hadera | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Amman | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Tayibe |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 107 km or 67 mi |  Chingola | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Likasi | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Mufulira | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Lusaka | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi |  Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 749 km or 465 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 822 km or 510 mi |  Luena | |
| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Makamba | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Zomba |