Lubumbashi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$489
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
43
😀 Quality of life
17
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 4% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5160th and 4892nd ($1050 vs $1090) 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 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8961st and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$10296

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$875
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551