Lubumbashi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$471
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
18
76
🏙️ Population
1.79M
298K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 13% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4555th ($1133 vs $1309) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9166th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$10032

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$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
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
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545