Beirut vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$598
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
74
11
😀 Quality of life
62
14
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.89M

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5187th ($1353 vs $1067) 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 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5682nd and 9222nd 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
$10.9
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3356

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$1106
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$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602