Lubumbashi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$471
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
85
😀 Quality of life
18
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.65M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5142nd ($1133 vs $1075) 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9166th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$12085

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606