Kaohsiung vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$342
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
14
😀 Quality of life
83
17
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6046th and 5639th ($932 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 389th and 8955th 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
$3.76
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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