Lubumbashi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$471
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 90% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7960th ($1133 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 9166th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$16685

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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514