Lubumbashi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$471
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
58
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
10.6M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 130% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8757th ($1133 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 9166th and 4718th 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
$10.7
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716