Guangzhou vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$333
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1052
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$825
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
10
😀 Quality of life
75
20
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.89M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6607th and 5611th ($742 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 955th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Guangzhou Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3239

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

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