Lubumbashi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$496
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
44
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 9% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5141st and 4635th ($1025 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8928th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$8464

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646