Dresden vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$637
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
11
😀 Quality of life
92
16
🏙️ Population
566K
2.89M

The cost of living in Dresden is 38% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4158th and 5217th ($1448 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 96th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Dresden Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$3375

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
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$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$872
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1019
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$979
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$771
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$915
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1044
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$770
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$590