Lubumbashi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$468
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
94
😀 Quality of life
19
90
🏙️ Population
1.79M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 0.2% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4925th and 4931st ($1125 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9126th and 183rd 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
$10.4
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$21429

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$1378
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612