Lubumbashi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$486
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
14
98
😀 Quality of life
17
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 46% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5639th and 6979th ($1007 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 8955th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$9062

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611