Lubumbashi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$468
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
77
😀 Quality of life
14
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 123% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8651st ($1124 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Zhengzhou

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Lubumbashi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563