Jerusalem vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	87	14
🏙️ Population	936K	1.79M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 118% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 950th and 4892nd ($2447 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Israel vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 351st and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Lubumbashi

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	Jerusalem	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$4473

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$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