Lubumbashi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$468
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
19
76
🏙️ Population
1.79M
298K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 16% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4925th and 4453rd ($1125 vs $1340) 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9126th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$10985

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521