Dongguan vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$257	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	10
😀 Quality of life	69	16
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 29% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7055th and 5954th ($678 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3115th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dongguan	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$3341

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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