Lubumbashi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$468
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
33
😀 Quality of life
19
42
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 112% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4925th and 8488th ($1125 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9126th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$4197

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$1304
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$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
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$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
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$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910