Lubumbashi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$496
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
21
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5141st and 4461st ($1025 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8928th and 558th 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
$12.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$28143

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740