Lubumbashi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$496
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
36
😀 Quality of life
21
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.69M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 85% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5141st and 8077th ($1025 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 8928th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766