Lubumbashi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$471
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
42
😀 Quality of life
18
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 0.1% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4940th ($1133 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Oman, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9166th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Muscat

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Lubumbashi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$10792

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$1229
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465