Lubumbashi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$489	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	15
😀 Quality of life	17	47
🏙️ Population	1.79M	886K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 3% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5160th and 4967th ($1050 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8961st and 6450th 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	$11.5	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 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	$1.11	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$8574

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028