Lubumbashi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$489
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
592K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 27% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5160th and 3759th ($1050 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8961st and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$9532

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$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449