Lubumbashi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
86
😀 Quality of life
18
95
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4943rd and 897th ($1133 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the DR Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9166th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$20314

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$1229
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$1039
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$1473
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$1189
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$1030
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$613
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$1039
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$815
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$686
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$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

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$2309
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$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
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$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
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$1735
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$2027
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$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029