Lubumbashi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$468
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
16
😀 Quality of life
14
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.03M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 93% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7972nd ($1124 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 235th 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$14551

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$1069
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499