Hefei vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$205	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	66	17
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.79M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7405th and 5160th ($625 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3963rd and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Lubumbashi

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	Hefei	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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