Mbuji-Mayi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2485	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$428	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1052	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$825	$1496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	20	88
🏙️ Population	2.89M	4.36M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5611th and 5229th ($958 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 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 8982nd and 181st 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	$7.91	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$693	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7474	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$536	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.4	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.6	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3239	$11035

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589