Beirut vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$641
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
74
11
😀 Quality of life
63
16
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.89M

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4177th and 5217th ($1441 vs $1047) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5483rd and 9189th 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
$10.8
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$3375

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$1204
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$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$872
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1019
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$979
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$771
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$915
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1044
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$770
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$590