Foshan vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$156
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
73
21
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.79M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7900th and 5141st ($575 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1721st and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$5005

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$742
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$812
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$481
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$589
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$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$1107
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$953
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$1236
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$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
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$493
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$326