Mbuji-Mayi vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$427	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$732
😷 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 60% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5435th and 7346th ($1011 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th 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 0.8 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 320th in China, while ranked 9011th and 7198th 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	$7.25	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$12899

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479