Lubumbashi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$496
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
71
😀 Quality of life
21
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5141st and 2922nd ($1025 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8928th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$9649

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561