Lubumbashi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$468
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
66
😀 Quality of life
14
88
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 21% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4204th ($1124 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9202nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$6883

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483