Lubumbashi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$468
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
16
93
😀 Quality of life
19
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.36M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4925th and 5651st ($1125 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 9126th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$19490

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473