Lubumbashi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$486
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
44
😀 Quality of life
17
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
418K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 7% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5639th and 5025th ($1007 vs $1086) 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 1.1 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 8955th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$5212

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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050