Lubumbashi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$471
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
16
97
😀 Quality of life
18
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 74% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7564th ($1133 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th in the DR Congo and China, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 9166th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584