Lubumbashi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$468
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
93
😀 Quality of life
14
84
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 19% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5995th ($1124 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9202nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$14970

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451