Lubumbashi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$489
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
78
😀 Quality of life
17
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 105% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5160th and 8544th ($1050 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 8961st and 3982nd 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
$11.5
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$19343

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$961
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$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
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$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591