Lubumbashi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$468
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
23
😀 Quality of life
19
69
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 3% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4925th and 4843rd ($1125 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9126th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$5520

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$1378
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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077