Lubumbashi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$471
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
8
😀 Quality of life
18
48
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 31% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4943rd and 3471st ($1133 vs $1646) 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9166th and 6854th 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
$10.7
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$8971

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$1229
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$1039
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$1473
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$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
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$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419