Lubumbashi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$468
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
61
😀 Quality of life
14
69
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 53% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6924th ($1124 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Belarus, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9202nd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879