Lubumbashi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$471
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
48
😀 Quality of life
18
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
389K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 10% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4667th ($1133 vs $1256) 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9166th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$6657

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$1229
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$1039
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$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013