Lubumbashi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$496
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
579K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 29% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5141st and 3666th ($1025 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in the DR Congo and Spain, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 8928th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$11601

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457