Lubumbashi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$468
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
16
53
😀 Quality of life
19
73
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 71% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4925th and 7558th ($1125 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 9126th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$15801

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$1378
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$1029
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$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538