Lubumbashi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$468
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
46
😀 Quality of life
14
57
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 124% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8663rd ($1124 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 9202nd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$623

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$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
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
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684