Lubumbashi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$471
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
16
53
😀 Quality of life
18
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 69% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7431st ($1133 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 Ningbo. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9166th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Ningbo

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.42
🥤 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
$693
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$15051

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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525