Lubumbashi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$486
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$623
😷 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 99% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5639th and 8633rd ($1007 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 8955th and 5079th 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
$11.4
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734