Lubumbashi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$486
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
20
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 18% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5639th and 6257th ($1007 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8955th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$7706

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934