Lubumbashi vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$471
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
18
52
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 44% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4943rd and 6807th ($1133 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 Maoming. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 9166th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Maoming

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Lubumbashi Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943