Lubumbashi vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$489
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
14
23
😀 Quality of life
17
56
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.37M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 22% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5160th and 6234th ($1050 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in the DR Congo and Turkey, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 8961st and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$7315

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$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$665
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$578
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$587
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$653
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$612
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$593
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$495
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$948
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$723
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$492
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$650
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$617
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$652
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$663
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$655
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$672
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$645
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$663
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$627
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$621
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$698
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$959
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$607
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$661
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$544
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$846
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$406
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$492
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$699
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$617
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$691
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$616
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$664
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$644
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$760
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$683