Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$468
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
21
😀 Quality of life
19
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 86% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4925th and 7943rd ($1125 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9126th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619