Lubumbashi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$496
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
46
😀 Quality of life
21
60
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 38% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5141st and 6609th ($1025 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8928th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$7.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737