Lubumbashi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$496
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
14
87
😀 Quality of life
21
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
518K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 40% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5141st and 2627th ($1025 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 177th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8928th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$9409

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$1107
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$953
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$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751