Lubumbashi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$486
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
14
82
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.38M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 15% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5639th and 6204th ($1007 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8955th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$6847

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525