Lubumbashi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$468
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
19
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 84% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4925th and 7898th ($1125 vs $610) 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 9126th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$18568

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531