Lubumbashi vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2117
🏠 One person rent
$468
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$745
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
19
51
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 41% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4925th and 6780th ($1125 vs $797) 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 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 9126th and 6580th 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
$10.4
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$19775

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$802
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$824
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$908
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$751
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$679
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$711
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$858
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$828
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$714
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$617
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$873
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$548
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$627
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1734
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$678
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$620
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$785
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$580
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$778
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$801
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$694
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$601
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2663
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2396
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$592
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$766
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$574
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$638
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$579
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$528
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$782
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$793
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$593
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$564
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$777
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$954