Karachi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$174
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1052
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$825
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
10
😀 Quality of life
53
20
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.89M

The cost of living in Karachi is 56% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5611th ($417 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Pakistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6078th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Karachi Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$3239

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$297
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$292
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$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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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