Lubumbashi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$496
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
14
16
😀 Quality of life
21
18
🏙️ Population
1.79M
519K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 92% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5141st and 8241st ($1025 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Lesotho, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8928th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$710

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603