Lubumbashi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2523
$1998
🏠 One person rent
$456
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1063
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
20
😀 Quality of life
21
44
🏙️ Population
1.79M
6.44M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 61% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5263rd and 7286th ($1085 vs $674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th 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 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangrao ranked 213th in China, while ranked 8990th and 6906th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6933
$4725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$501
$2427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$5.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$5.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.4
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$5.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$449
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4529
$28680

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1045
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$994
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1209
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1058
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$923
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$652
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1005
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$806
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$728
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$913
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$751
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$739
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$833
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$568
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$846
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$645
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$717
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$526
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$462
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1007
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1005
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$759
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$749
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$642
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$815
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$980
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$778
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$713
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$520
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$495
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$584
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$689
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$939
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$793
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$756
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$601
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$607
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$605
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$610
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$621
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$588
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$593
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$703
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$636
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$523
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$680
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$620
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$550
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$612
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$650
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$646
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$738
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$690
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$637
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$577
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$607
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$673
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$822
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$684
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$567
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$738
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$670
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$595
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$680
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$671
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$642
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$672
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$633
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$627