Lubumbashi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$468
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
22
😀 Quality of life
14
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4743rd ($1124 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 Medina. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9202nd and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$5508

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987