Lubumbashi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$496
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
14
55
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
1.79M
39K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 1% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5141st and 5228th ($1025 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and the Palestine, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8928th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$3737

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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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499