Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$471
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
21
😀 Quality of life
18
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 89% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7929th ($1133 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 9166th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615