Lubumbashi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 33% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4925th and 3277th ($1125 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9126th and 2774th 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
$10.4
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749