Lubumbashi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$489
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1593
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
71
😀 Quality of life
17
61
🏙️ Population
1.79M
10.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 118% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5160th and 8748th ($1050 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 8961st and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Shijiazhuang

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Lubumbashi Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1165
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6963
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$495
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5003
$4785

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LubumbashiShijiazhuang

Cost of living

$349

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$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716