Beirut vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$598
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
16
😀 Quality of life
62
18
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 19% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4943rd ($1353 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5682nd and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458