Lubumbashi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$471
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
49
😀 Quality of life
18
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 79% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7679th ($1133 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 9166th and 3611th 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
$10.7
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$9536

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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$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
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943