Lubumbashi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$486
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
84
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5639th and 6052nd ($1007 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8955th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716