Chengdu vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$240	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$1100
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	72	17
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 41% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7421st and 5160th ($623 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 2nd in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1890th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Lubumbashi

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	Chengdu	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$5003

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457