Lubumbashi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$486	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	8
😀 Quality of life	17	58
🏙️ Population	1.79M	24.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 35% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5639th and 3466th ($1007 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the DR Congo and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8955th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Victoria

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	Lubumbashi	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482