Mbuji-Mayi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$428
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
10
44
😀 Quality of life
20
68
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5611th and 4635th ($958 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8982nd and 3535th 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
$7.91
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$8464

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$824
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$833
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$934
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$890
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$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
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$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646