Lubumbashi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$468
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
16
73
😀 Quality of life
14
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3418th ($1124 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9202nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$9818

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463