Lubumbashi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
17
100
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5639th and 923rd ($1007 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the DR Congo and Australia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8955th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$21306

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$1028
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$939
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$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
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$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
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$2801
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$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
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$1913