Lubumbashi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lubumbashi	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2586	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$468	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	85
😀 Quality of life	14	71
🏙️ Population	1.79M	9.07M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 103% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8245th ($1124 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st 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 Shenyang. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 3667th 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	$11.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.42	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.46
🥤 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	$699	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$997	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$500	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.7	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4473	$24707

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Cities near Lubumbashi

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501