Lubumbashi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$496
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
93
😀 Quality of life
21
86
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.29M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 19% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5141st and 6163rd ($1025 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8928th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$13937

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$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716