Lubumbashi vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$496
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
14
57
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.12M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5141st and 4788th ($1025 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 8928th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$6292

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553