Lubumbashi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$486
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 11% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5639th and 4780th ($1007 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8955th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shanghai

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Lubumbashi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$31401

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$1028
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$939
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$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

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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774