Lubumbashi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$468
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
48
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
389K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 11% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4925th and 4610th ($1125 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and Albania, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9126th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$7688

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$1378
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030