Lubumbashi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$496
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
14
98
😀 Quality of life
21
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.3M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 59% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5141st and 7238th ($1025 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 14th in China, while ranked 8928th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$11975

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575