Lubumbashi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$471
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
18
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 29% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4943rd and 3728th ($1133 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9166th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Moscow

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Lubumbashi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$17546

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$1229
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$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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791