Lubumbashi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$471
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
23
😀 Quality of life
18
69
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 3% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4849th ($1133 vs $1168) 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9166th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$5515

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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010