Dongguan vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$250
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
14
😀 Quality of life
69
17
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.79M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7169th and 5160th ($656 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 2941st and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Lubumbashi

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Dongguan Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5003

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$936
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$823
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$818
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$877
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$755
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$569
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$803
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$758
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$443
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$655
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$451
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$581
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$724
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$702
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$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$609
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$590
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$875
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$961
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$1018
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$917
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$776
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$541
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$975
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$687
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$738
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$748
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$700
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$747
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$828
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$566
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$843
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$646
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$688
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$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
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$992
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$723
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$873
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$634
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$825
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$976
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$794
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$730
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$518
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$492
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$647
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$493
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$597
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$648
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$507
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$934
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$803
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$719
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$457