Dallas vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$828
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	10
😀 Quality of life	90	16
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dallas is 144% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 837th and 5435th ($2471 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 130th and 9011th 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	$18.8	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$3463

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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