Lubumbashi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$486
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
14
16
😀 Quality of life
17
15
🏙️ Population
1.79M
344K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 61% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5639th and 7499th ($1007 vs $627) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8955th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$1137

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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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654