Lubumbashi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$471
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
17
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 88% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7914th ($1133 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 9166th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$16802

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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$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
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$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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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518