Kaohsiung vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$353
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
16
😀 Quality of life
88
19
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5770th and 4925th ($971 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 281st and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lubumbashi

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Kaohsiung Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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