Mbuji-Mayi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$422
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
10
44
😀 Quality of life
16
68
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 14% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5954th and 4893rd ($957 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Oman, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8996th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Muscat

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Mbuji-Mayi Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$8649

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$815
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$826
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$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
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$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
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$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548