Lubumbashi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$496
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
8
😀 Quality of life
21
59
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 36% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5141st and 3034th ($1025 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 8928th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$8062

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$1107
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$953
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$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
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524