Lubumbashi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$486	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	17	99
🏙️ Population	1.79M	4.84M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5639th and 312th ($1007 vs $2801) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8955th and 4th 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	$11.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$18951

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1028
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$939
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1090
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1116
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1017
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754