Lubumbashi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$486
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
14
43
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
527K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 28% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5639th and 6502nd ($1007 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8955th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191