Lubumbashi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1593	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	93
😀 Quality of life	17	98
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.14M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 49% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5160th and 1654th ($1050 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8961st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Perth

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	Lubumbashi	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1165	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6963	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$495	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.08	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.53	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5003	$11252

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645