Lubumbashi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$471
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
40
😀 Quality of life
18
58
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 94% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8086th ($1133 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in the DR Congo and Iraq, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9166th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$2771

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771