Lubumbashi vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$468
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$718
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$976
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
16
29
😀 Quality of life
14
49
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 45% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6772nd ($1124 vs $773) 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 9202nd and 6717th 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
$11.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$16634

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$780
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$790
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$892
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$726
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$816
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$652
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$677
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$827
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$809
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$693
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$794
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$590
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$829
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$518
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$579
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$589
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1746
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$662
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$598
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$758
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$552
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$766
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$777
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$662
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$574
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$878
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2718
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2414
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$568
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$765
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$551
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$608
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$559
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$546
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$758
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$818
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$574
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$562
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$766
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$941