Abu Dhabi vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	85	14
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.79M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 73% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2187th and 4892nd ($1942 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 443rd and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Lubumbashi

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	Abu Dhabi	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$4473

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1032
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1278
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1062
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$912
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$655
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$888
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$687
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$792
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$885
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$565
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$653
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$495
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$592
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1021
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$761
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$682
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$820
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1029
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$779
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$716
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$493
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$688
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$587
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$688
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$506
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$993
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$842
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$754
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458