Lubumbashi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$468
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
16
65
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4925th and 6776th ($1125 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9126th and 2020th 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
$10.4
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$20341

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635