Dresden vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$706
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
11
😀 Quality of life
92
14
🏙️ Population
566K
2.89M

The cost of living in Dresden is 44% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3968th and 5187th ($1531 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 117th and 9222nd 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
$13.3
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$3356

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602