Lubumbashi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$496
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
14
43
😀 Quality of life
21
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
527K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 35% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5141st and 6533rd ($1025 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8928th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$4244

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$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116