Lubumbashi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$468
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
99
😀 Quality of life
19
76
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4925th and 4880th ($1125 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9126th and 1178th 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
$10.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$27610

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789