Lubumbashi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$486
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
14
70
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 1% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5639th and 5553rd ($1007 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8955th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Suzhou

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645