Lubumbashi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$471
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
94
😀 Quality of life
18
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
4.05M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 2% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5023rd ($1133 vs $1108) 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9166th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$18576

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$613
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$1039
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$815
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$686
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$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
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$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$469
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$591
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$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
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$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
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$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
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$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
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$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
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$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
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$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
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$610
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$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
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$665
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$602