Lubumbashi vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$471
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
16
60
😀 Quality of life
18
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.12M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 10% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5462nd ($1133 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Georgia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 9166th and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$4901

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$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
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643