Lubumbashi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
99
😀 Quality of life
19
100
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.45M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4925th and 370th ($1125 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9126th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Sydney

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Lubumbashi Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$25164

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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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$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
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$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
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$2323
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$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
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$1992
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$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
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$1863