Lubumbashi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
14
87
😀 Quality of life
17
91
🏙️ Population
1.79M
518K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 44% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5639th and 2462nd ($1007 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.7 months in Sheffield. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8955th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$9922

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$1028
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$939
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$1090
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$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
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$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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
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$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855