Lubumbashi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$468
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
49
😀 Quality of life
19
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 74% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4925th and 7630th ($1125 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9126th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Quanzhou

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Lubumbashi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$9745

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$1378
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$1029
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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
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$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954