Lubumbashi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
99
😀 Quality of life
21
98
🏙️ Population
1.79M
4.84M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5141st and 318th ($1025 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8928th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$17934

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$1107
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$953
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$1236
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$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
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$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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$1998
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$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
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$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
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$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
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$2356
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$1658
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$1673
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$1881
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$1688
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$1327
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$1816