Lubumbashi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$468
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
14
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 28% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6334th ($1124 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9202nd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shenzhen

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Lubumbashi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$22402

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$1069
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
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$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634