Lubumbashi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$471
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
18
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
423K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 28% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4943rd and 6421st ($1133 vs $887) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9166th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Skopje

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Lubumbashi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$5443

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206