Lubumbashi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$486
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
62
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5639th and 6834th ($1007 vs $717) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8955th and 3775th 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
$11.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795