Karachi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$163
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
11
😀 Quality of life
54
14
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.89M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8914th and 5187th ($434 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6414th and 9222nd 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
$1.8
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$3356

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$365
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$326
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$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
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$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602