Essen vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$642
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
11
😀 Quality of life
95
16
🏙️ Population
587K
2.89M

The cost of living in Essen is 45% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3925th and 5217th ($1519 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 23rd and 9189th 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
$16.8
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$3375

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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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