Lubumbashi vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lubumbashi	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3040	$2098
🏠 One person rent	$486	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1591	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	14	29
😀 Quality of life	17	44
🏙️ Population	1.79M	6.17M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 30% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5639th and 6548th ($1007 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 8955th and 6627th 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	$11.4	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.08%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6922	$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$503	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.2	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4965	$18483

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Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1028
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$939
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1090
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1116
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1017
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$1139
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$947
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$685
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$725
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$730
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$815
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$574
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$670
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$534
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$433
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$582
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1012
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$729
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$723
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$834
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$932
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$810
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$731
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$515
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$509
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$516
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$761
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$509
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$591
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$902
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$763
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$546
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$498

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014