Essen vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$759
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1052
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$825
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
10
😀 Quality of life
95
20
🏙️ Population
579K
2.89M

The cost of living in Essen is 58% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3358th and 5611th ($1519 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 32nd and 8982nd 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
$12.5
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3239

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$824
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561