Lubumbashi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$489
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
47
😀 Quality of life
17
62
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 32% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5160th and 6461st ($1050 vs $796) 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 1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 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 8961st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$2856

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$875
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$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$559
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$693
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$636
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$603
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$776
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1070
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$803
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1187
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$759
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1150
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1337
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1070
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1266
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$558
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$975
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1274
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1117
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$659
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$662
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1030
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$958
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1012
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1160
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$807
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1053
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$972
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$679
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$965
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$463
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$556
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$848
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1122
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1008
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$595
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$692
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$768