Lubumbashi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$468
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
40
😀 Quality of life
19
45
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 99% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4925th and 8282nd ($1125 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th 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 0.9 months in Mosul. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 9126th and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mosul

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Lubumbashi Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$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
$224
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$3161

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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

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754