Lubumbashi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$468
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
46
😀 Quality of life
14
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
418K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 13% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4511th ($1124 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9202nd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$5765

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973