Karachi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$146
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
11
😀 Quality of life
54
16
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.89M

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5217th ($421 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6375th and 9189th 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
$1.81
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$3375

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$352
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$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
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$298
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$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$872
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1019
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$979
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$771
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$915
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1044
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$770
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$590