Dongguan vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$263	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	11
😀 Quality of life	72	14
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7341st and 5146th ($662 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 3389th and 9211th 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	$2.78	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$3306

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

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