Lubumbashi vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$468
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
16
17
😀 Quality of life
19
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 88% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4925th and 7983rd ($1125 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 9126th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$8478

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513