Damascus vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$225
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1052
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$825
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
10
😀 Quality of life
36
20
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.89M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5611th ($583 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7665th and 8982nd 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
$4.03
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$3239

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$824
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561