Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lubumbashi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$486
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
17
39
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 65% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5639th and 7649th ($1007 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8955th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Lubumbashi and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lubumbashi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$10066

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610