Karachi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$179	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$823
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	10
😀 Quality of life	49	16
🏙️ Population	14.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8915th and 5954th ($429 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6242nd and 8996th 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	$2.02	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$3341

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589