Lubumbashi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$489
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
36
😀 Quality of life
17
45
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 76% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5160th and 7691st ($1050 vs $597) 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 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 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8961st and 6539th 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
$11.5
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$3104

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766