Lubumbashi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$468
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
19
56
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 133% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4925th and 8757th ($1125 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in the DR Congo and Iran, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9126th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$629

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638