Lubumbashi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$468
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
8
😀 Quality of life
14
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 29% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3601st ($1124 vs $1585) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9202nd and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$8213

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$1069
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$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420