Damascus vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$315
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
11
😀 Quality of life
39
14
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.89M

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7287th and 5146th ($671 vs $1059) 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 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7834th and 9211th 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
$7.99
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3306

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51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$885
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1029
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$993
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$793
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$928
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1045
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$792
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1032
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$842
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$754
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$803
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$505
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$688
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$689
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$682
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$688
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$957
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$689
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$686
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$491
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$412
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$687
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$396
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$524
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$912
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$687
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$499
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$758
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1069
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$597
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1278
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1062
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$836
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$858
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1148
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$804
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$577
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$595