Lubumbashi vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1358
🏠 One person rent
$496
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$482
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$20.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
14
1
😀 Quality of life
21
13
🏙️ Population
1.79M
74.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 75% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 5141st and 7786th ($1025 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Comoros, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8928th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$4.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$3033

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$585
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1144
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1127
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$1165
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$762
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$706
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$600
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$622
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$332
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$600
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$493
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$335
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$326
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$327
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$992
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$461
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$332
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$353
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$363
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$452
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$338
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$581
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$337
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$367
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$457
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$536
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$970
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$571
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$1014
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$428
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$524
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1176
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$993
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$646
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$530
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$645
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$486
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$761