Lubumbashi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$486
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
78
😀 Quality of life
17
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 93% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5639th and 8506th ($1007 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8955th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Zhengzhou

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Lubumbashi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$19861

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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619