Lubumbashi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$486
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
14
61
😀 Quality of life
17
53
🏙️ Population
1.79M
9.4M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 37% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5639th and 6747th ($1007 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 8955th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$12898

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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538