Beirut vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$623
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
14
😀 Quality of life
62
21
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4447th and 5141st ($1195 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5118th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$5005

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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