Chongqing vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$226	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	10
😀 Quality of life	72	16
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.89M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7185th and 5954th ($662 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1966th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Chongqing	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$3341

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589