Lubumbashi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$486	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	15
😀 Quality of life	17	45
🏙️ Population	1.79M	886K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 2% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5639th and 5787th ($1007 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8955th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Tabuk

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	Lubumbashi	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.4	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$4277

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Cities near Lubumbashi

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881