Lubumbashi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$471
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
16
74
😀 Quality of life
18
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.07M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 97% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8176th ($1133 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 9166th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shenyang

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Lubumbashi Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$25508

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523