Lubumbashi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$486
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
65
😀 Quality of life
17
83
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 33% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5639th and 3679th ($1007 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8955th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507