Lubumbashi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$468
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
16
70
😀 Quality of life
14
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 46% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6778th ($1124 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 9202nd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$15339

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610