Lubumbashi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$496
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
95
😀 Quality of life
21
87
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 12% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5141st and 4516th ($1025 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8928th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$19102

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$953
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$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589