Hengyang vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$216	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$828
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	10
😀 Quality of life	43	16
🏙️ Population	6.65M	2.89M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 42% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7767th and 5435th ($590 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6669th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Hengyang	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$3463

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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