Al Ain vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$889
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
16
😀 Quality of life
82
14
🏙️ Population
767K
1.79M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 29% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4892nd ($1449 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 588th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$4473

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$2514
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$1419
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$2521
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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