Essen vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$682
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
11
😀 Quality of life
95
14
🏙️ Population
587K
2.89M

The cost of living in Essen is 46% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3860th and 5187th ($1561 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 17th and 9222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Essen Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3356

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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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