Lubumbashi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$486
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
53
😀 Quality of life
17
50
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 51% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5639th and 7155th ($1007 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 8955th and 6224th 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
$11.4
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$22902

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$1028
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$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014