Lubumbashi vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$468
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
14
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.04M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 37% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6587th ($1124 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in the DR Congo and Turkey, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 9202nd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$6015

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945