Lubumbashi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$489
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
50
😀 Quality of life
17
48
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 78% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5160th and 7787th ($1050 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in the DR Congo and Iran, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8961st and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$2161

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$875
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$961
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
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$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723