Lubumbashi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$496
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
20
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.49M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 42% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5141st and 6691st ($1025 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 8928th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shangrao

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Lubumbashi Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$20642

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$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696