Lubumbashi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$496
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
20
😀 Quality of life
21
52
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.18M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 15% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5141st and 6017th ($1025 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8928th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964