Lubumbashi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
86
😀 Quality of life
17
94
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.79M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 61% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5639th and 656th ($1007 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 8955th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$18156

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$1028
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085