Lubumbashi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$486
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
44
😀 Quality of life
17
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
298K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 20% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5639th and 4400th ($1007 vs $1267) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8955th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$10026

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520