Lubumbashi vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$496
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
14
29
😀 Quality of life
21
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.17M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 20% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5141st and 6186th ($1025 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.1 months in Maoming. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 8928th and 6533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$18555

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$831
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$777
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083