Lubumbashi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$496
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
95
😀 Quality of life
21
88
🏙️ Population
1.79M
4.36M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 1% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5141st and 5229th ($1025 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8928th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs New Taipei

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Lubumbashi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$11035

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$1107
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589