Lubumbashi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$486
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
17
37
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 68% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5639th and 7790th ($1007 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8955th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$15431

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$1028
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528