Lubumbashi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lubumbashi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$772	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$96	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	18	98
🏙️ Population	1.79M	5.45M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4943rd and 348th ($1133 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9166th 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	$10.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.15%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$504	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4523	$21946

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1229
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1039
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1473
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1189
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1030
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$613
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$686
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1002
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$750
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$786
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$887
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$530
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$718
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$469
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$591
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1024
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$754
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$662
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$828
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1037
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$768
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$706
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$495
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$691
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$577
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$691
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$505
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$999
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$839
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$759
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864