Lubumbashi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
86
😀 Quality of life
21
94
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5141st and 571st ($1025 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8928th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$18837

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$1107
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$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
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$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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$2390
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$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
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$2178
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$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190