Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$468
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
14
45
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 86% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7790th ($1124 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599