Chengdu vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$240	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$828
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	10
😀 Quality of life	72	16
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 38% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7421st and 5435th ($623 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 3rd in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1890th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Chengdu	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$3463

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580