Guangzhou vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$333
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
14
😀 Quality of life
75
21
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6607th and 5141st ($742 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 955th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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