Lubumbashi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$468
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
14
73
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 22% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4141st ($1124 vs $1438) 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9202nd and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$15272

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$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772