Mbuji-Mayi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$422	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$1661
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	16	87
🏙️ Population	2.89M	4.04M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 10% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5954th and 5212th ($957 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan 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 New Taipei. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8996th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs New Taipei

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	Mbuji-Mayi	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605