Lubumbashi vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$468
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
41
😀 Quality of life
19
57
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.43M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 9% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4925th and 5338th ($1125 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9126th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mecca

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Lubumbashi Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$4518

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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497