Lubumbashi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$468
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
59
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 22% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4925th and 6121st ($1125 vs $924) 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9126th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$14758

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853