Lubumbashi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$496
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
14
61
😀 Quality of life
21
56
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5141st and 6976th ($1025 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8928th and 5865th 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
$12.9
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$9922

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524