Lubumbashi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$496
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
14
70
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 0.5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5141st and 5170th ($1025 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8928th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645