Alexandria vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$164
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
14
😀 Quality of life
51
21
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.79M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 52% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8536th and 5141st ($495 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Egypt vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6224th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Lubumbashi

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Alexandria Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Lubumbashi

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