Lubumbashi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lubumbashi	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$468	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	16
😀 Quality of life	19	57
🏙️ Population	1.79M	886K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 9% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4925th and 5290th ($1125 vs $1036) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9126th and 6204th 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	$10.4	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1251	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.96%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$996	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$499	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4525	$8604

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1378
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1029
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1602
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1304
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1166
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$777
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1132
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$849
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$770
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$872
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$559
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$813
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$522
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$463
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1015
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$727
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$595
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$792
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1019
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$755
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$677
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$489
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$689
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$494
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$565
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$690
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$495
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$979
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$828
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$750
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$452

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587