Lubumbashi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$468
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
89
😀 Quality of life
14
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 74% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7452nd ($1124 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lubumbashi ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573