Al Ain vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$560
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
14
😀 Quality of life
79
17
🏙️ Population
767K
1.79M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 4% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5284th and 5639th ($1050 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 600th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$4965

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$2309
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$2084
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
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$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
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$939
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$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$433
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$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498