Lubumbashi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$471
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
59
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 36% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4943rd and 6618th ($1133 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9166th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Minsk

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Lubumbashi Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$12897

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882