Guangzhou vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$333
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
14
😀 Quality of life
75
17
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5639th ($763 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 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 1036th and 8955th 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
$3.58
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498