Lubumbashi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$471
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
16
57
😀 Quality of life
18
31
🏙️ Population
1.79M
43.9K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 1% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4985th ($1133 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Palestine, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 9166th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$4719

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761