Lubumbashi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$471
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
99
😀 Quality of life
18
75
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 0.6% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4943rd and 4971st ($1133 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9166th and 1655th 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
$10.7
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$27781

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$1229
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$1039
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$1189
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$1030
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$613
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$1039
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$815
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$686
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$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
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$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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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$632
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$765