Lubumbashi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$468
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
47
😀 Quality of life
19
41
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 123% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4925th and 8645th ($1125 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 9126th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shiraz

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Lubumbashi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$2115

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694