Lubumbashi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$468
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
82
😀 Quality of life
14
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.65M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 16% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5813th ($1124 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the DR Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9202nd and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566