Lubumbashi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$489
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
84
😀 Quality of life
17
81
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 17% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5160th and 6071st ($1050 vs $894) 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 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 8961st and 521st 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
$11.5
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$18658

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165 km or 102 mi Mansa
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193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
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$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
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$655
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$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671