Damascus vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$310
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
11
😀 Quality of life
40
14
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.89M

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7406th and 5187th ($675 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Syria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7899th and 9222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Damascus Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3356

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$1005
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$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602