Damascus vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$271
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
10
😀 Quality of life
32
16
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.89M

The cost of living in Damascus is 30% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7105th and 5954th ($672 vs $957) 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7854th and 8996th 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
$5.04
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3341

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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