Karachi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$168
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$113
😷 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 8915th and 5146th ($430 vs $1059) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6371st and 9211th 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
$1.75
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$3306

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$382
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$324
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$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
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$340
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$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$885
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1029
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$993
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$793
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$928
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1045
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$792
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1032
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$842
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$754
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$803
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$505
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$688
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$689
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$682
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$688
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$957
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$689
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$686
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$491
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$412
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$687
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$396
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$524
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$912
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$687
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$499
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$758
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1069
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$597
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1278
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1062
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$836
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$858
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1148
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$804
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$577
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$595