Lubumbashi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$486
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
35
😀 Quality of life
17
19
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 83% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5639th and 8269th ($1007 vs $550) 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 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 8955th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$2963

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810