Lubumbashi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$471
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
18
64
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 77% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7642nd ($1133 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in the DR Congo and Iran, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9166th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Tehran

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Lubumbashi Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$2262

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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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488