Lubumbashi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$486
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
71
😀 Quality of life
17
77
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5639th and 3292nd ($1007 vs $1586) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8955th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489