Lubumbashi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$468
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
81
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 65% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4925th and 7400th ($1125 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9126th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Tianjin

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$16559

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$1378
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$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546