Lubumbashi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$468
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
85
😀 Quality of life
19
87
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4925th and 5994th ($1125 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the DR Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9126th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Taichung

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Lubumbashi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$17517

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684