Kharkiv vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$200
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
11
😀 Quality of life
63
14
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.89M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 53% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8722nd and 5187th ($499 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Ukraine and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5605th and 9222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Kharkiv Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$3356

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$630
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$505
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$567
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$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
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$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$562

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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