Lubumbashi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$486
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
17
38
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 30% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5639th and 6542nd ($1007 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 8955th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$18304

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$1028
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$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$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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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542