Beirut vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$555
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
10
😀 Quality of life
61
16
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.89M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4691st and 5954th ($1165 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4996th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Beirut Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$3341

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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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