Lubumbashi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$486
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
17
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
586K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 34% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5639th and 3616th ($1007 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 8955th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$14939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429