Lubumbashi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$471
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
47
😀 Quality of life
18
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 19% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5994th ($1133 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9166th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923