Mbuji-Mayi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$1789
🏠 One person rent	$422	$258
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$759
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	10	19
😀 Quality of life	16	38
🏙️ Population	2.89M	9.71M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 46% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5954th and 7242nd ($957 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 159th in the DR Congo and China, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 8996th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Nanyang

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$14023

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$587
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$614
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$622
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$555
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$599
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$612
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$571
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$650
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$610
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$574
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$542
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$683
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$568
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$541
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$559
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$521
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$647
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$535
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$599
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$517
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$531
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$647
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$606
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$551
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$626
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$575
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$502