Lubumbashi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
16
86
😀 Quality of life
19
90
🏙️ Population
1.79M
518K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 42% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4925th and 2172nd ($1125 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 131st 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 1.6 months in Sheffield. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9126th and 175th 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
$10.4
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$24916

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
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$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870