Lubumbashi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$486
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
95
😀 Quality of life
17
86
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5639th and 4715th ($1007 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8955th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$18424

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$1028
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605