Lubumbashi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$468
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
17
😀 Quality of life
19
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 84% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4925th and 7879th ($1125 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 9126th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$19212

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$1378
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$1029
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$1602
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$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522