Cairo vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$189
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$113
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
84
11
😀 Quality of life
60
14
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.89M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5146th ($473 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Egypt and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Egypt vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5895th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Cairo Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$3306

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$410
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$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
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$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
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$1947

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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