Lubumbashi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$471
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
81
😀 Quality of life
18
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 71% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4943rd and 7496th ($1133 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Lubumbashi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9166th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.26
🥤 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
$693
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4523
$19275

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$1229
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547