Dallas vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$823
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	10
😀 Quality of life	91	16
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dallas is 167% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 700th and 5954th ($2550 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 3rd in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 113th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dallas	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$3341

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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