Chennai vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$161	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	10
😀 Quality of life	68	20
🏙️ Population	10.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Chennai is 55% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5611th ($434 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in India and the DR Congo, respectively. Check India vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3676th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Chennai	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3239

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561