Lubumbashi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$489
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$707
😷 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 43% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5160th and 6735th ($1050 vs $736) 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 8961st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$17921

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$875
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$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529