Lubumbashi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$471
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
85
😀 Quality of life
18
86
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 18% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5984th ($1133 vs $957) 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9166th and 409th 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
$10.7
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665