Doha vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
14
😀 Quality of life
80
17
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.79M

The cost of living in Doha is 80% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 2461st and 5639th ($1810 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Qatar vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 501st and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$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