Guangzhou vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$342
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
16
😀 Quality of life
77
19
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6854th and 4925th ($785 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1149th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lubumbashi

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Guangzhou Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452