Lubumbashi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$3317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
16
86
😀 Quality of life
18
91
🏙️ Population
1.79M
518K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 42% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4943rd and 2232nd ($1133 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 144th in the DR Congo and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9166th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Sheffield

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.9
🥤 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
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$24899

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$1229
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$1039
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$1473
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$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
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$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
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$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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871