Juba vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Juba | Mbuji-Mayi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Juba is 49% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8527th and 5435th ($513 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Sudan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check South Sudan vs the DR Congo comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9116th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Juba vs Mbuji-Mayi
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| Juba | Mbuji-Mayi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 542 km or 337 mi | Entebbe | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Tororo | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Kasese | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Butembo | |
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| 632 km or 393 mi | Eldoret | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Kisumu | |
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| 773 km or 480 mi | Gisenyi | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Kigali | |
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| 808 km or 502 mi | Kibuye | |
| 826 km or 514 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Nyanza | |
| 832 km or 517 mi |  Mwanza | |
| 854 km or 530 mi | Butare | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Meru | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Kisangani | |
| 868 km or 539 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Cyangugu | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 81 km or 50 mi | Gandajika | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Kananga | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Kindu | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Kikwit | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 619 km or 385 mi | Kalemie | |
| 641 km or 398 mi | Likasi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Uvira | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Bukavu | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Cyangugu | |
| 722 km or 448 mi | Makamba | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Bubanza | |
| 748 km or 465 mi |  Luena | |
| 749 km or 465 mi | Lubumbashi | |
| 751 km or 467 mi | Rutana | |
| 759 km or 472 mi | Kisangani | |
| 763 km or 474 mi | Gitega | |
| 777 km or 483 mi | Ngozi | |
| 781 km or 486 mi | Kibuye | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Butare | |
| 794 km or 493 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 797 km or 495 mi | Gisenyi | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Nyanza | |
| 809 km or 503 mi |  Mansa | |
| 831 km or 516 mi | Muyinga | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 854 km or 530 mi | Kigali | |
| 854 km or 531 mi | Chingola | |
| 878 km or 545 mi | Byumba | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Mufulira | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Kitwe | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Mbandaka | |
| 933 km or 580 mi | Bumba | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Kinshasa | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Butembo | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Ndola | |
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