Lubumbashi vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lubumbashi Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$489
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$795
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
40
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
573K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 49% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5160th and 6866th ($1050 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Morocco, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 8961st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lubumbashi vs Rabat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lubumbashi vs Rabat

Prices for goods and services in Lubumbashi and Rabat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lubumbashi Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.75
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$5394

Cost of living in other countries

LubumbashiRabat

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

Cities near Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$536
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$619
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$558
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$652
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$850
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$486
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$435
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$533
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$502
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$448
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$679
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$517
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1196
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1141
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$889
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1041
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1359
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$687
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1358
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$489
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1395
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2040
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$893
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1347
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1291
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1263
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1353
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1415
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1373
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1081
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1165
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1124
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1415
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1950
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1430