Lubumbashi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$486
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
90
😀 Quality of life
17
71
🏙️ Population
1.79M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 42% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5639th and 6862nd ($1007 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8955th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$16590

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$1028
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618