Asmara vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$228
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
10
😀 Quality of life
27
16
🏙️ Population
963K
2.89M

The cost of living in Asmara is 45% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8485th and 5954th ($524 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8376th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Asmara Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$3341

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$815
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589