Lubumbashi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$496
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
53
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 49% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5141st and 6882nd ($1025 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in the DR Congo and China, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 8928th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$19406

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
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$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083