Lubumbashi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$468
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
16
57
😀 Quality of life
19
28
🏙️ Population
1.79M
43.9K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 7% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4925th and 4742nd ($1125 vs $1205) 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 0.1 months in Ramallah. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 9126th and 8857th 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
$10.4
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$4139

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845