Lubumbashi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$486
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
93
😀 Quality of life
17
83
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 16% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5639th and 6227th ($1007 vs $868) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8955th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691