Jerusalem vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	14
😀 Quality of life	85	17
🏙️ Population	936K	1.79M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 101% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1551st and 5160th ($2114 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1 months in Lubumbashi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 374th and 8961st 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	$22.2	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$5003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457