Lubumbashi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$496
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
14
24
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 78% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5141st and 7871st ($1025 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 8928th and 6810th 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
$12.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586