Foshan vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$208	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	10
😀 Quality of life	70	16
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.89M

The cost of living in Foshan is 40% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5435th ($611 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 3rd in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 2601st and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Foshan	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580