Beijing vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$589	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	73	14
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Beijing is 3% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5355th and 5146th ($1029 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 2546th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Beijing	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$3306

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595