Lubumbashi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$486
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5639th and 5948th ($1007 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8955th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$24117

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$1028
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618