Lubumbashi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$468
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
42
😀 Quality of life
19
73
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 6% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4925th and 4774th ($1125 vs $1193) 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9126th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$10581

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$1378
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454