Hong Kong vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	89	20
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.89M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 173% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 503rd and 5611th ($2614 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 168th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Hong Kong	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$3239

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

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