Lubumbashi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$471
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
16
15
😀 Quality of life
18
27
🏙️ Population
1.79M
344K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 66% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7352nd ($1133 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9166th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Maseru

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Lubumbashi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$1246

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$1229
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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662