Lubumbashi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$496
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
35
😀 Quality of life
21
23
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 96% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5141st and 8335th ($1025 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Yemen, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8928th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$2959

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840