Lubumbashi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$486
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
17
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 6% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5639th and 5091st ($1007 vs $1075) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8955th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$11652

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541