Lubumbashi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2586	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$468	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	16	56
😀 Quality of life	14	44
🏙️ Population	1.79M	43.9K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5084th ($1124 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 9202nd and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Ramallah

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	Lubumbashi	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.42	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$997	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$500	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.7	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4473	$4130

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1032
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1278
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1062
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$912
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$655
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$888
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$687
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$792
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$885
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$565
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$653
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$495
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$592
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1021
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$761
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$682
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$820
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1029
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$779
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$716
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$493
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$688
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$587
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$688
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$506
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$993
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$842
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$754
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850