Lubumbashi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$468
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
43
😀 Quality of life
14
75
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 4% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5037th ($1124 vs $1081) 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9202nd and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$11063

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453