Lubumbashi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$468
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
14
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 88% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7835th ($1124 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$17107

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$1069
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$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517