Cairo vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$201
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
11
😀 Quality of life
63
14
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.89M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8680th and 5187th ($506 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5610th and 9222nd 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
$4.85
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3356

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$443
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$402
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$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
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$351
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$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
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$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
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$2066

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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