Lubumbashi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$468
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
16
70
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4925th and 3485th ($1125 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9126th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459