Lubumbashi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
18
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
599K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 34% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4943rd and 3160th ($1133 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1 months in Malaga. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 9166th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Malaga

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Lubumbashi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$10911

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$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538