Lubumbashi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$489
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
46
😀 Quality of life
17
50
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 107% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5160th and 8574th ($1050 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 84th 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 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8961st and 6227th 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
$11.5
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$4.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$618

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$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
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$747
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$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
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$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
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$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
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$873
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$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
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$457

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$509
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$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
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$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
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$714
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$507
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$710
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$788