Lubumbashi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$486
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
46
😀 Quality of life
17
59
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 23% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5639th and 6379th ($1007 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 8955th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$3144

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797