Lubumbashi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$471
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
18
56
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 127% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8726th ($1133 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9166th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mashhad

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$627

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$1229
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$1039
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$1473
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$1189
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$1030
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$613
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$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
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$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
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$639