Lubumbashi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$486
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$222
😷 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 81% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5639th and 8203rd ($1007 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 55th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8955th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$2159

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$1028
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$939
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$1090
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$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
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$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$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
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$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
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$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
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$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705