Lubumbashi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$468
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
46
😀 Quality of life
14
77
🏙️ Population
1.79M
298K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 9% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4625th ($1124 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Bahrain, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9202nd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$8943

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534