Mbuji-Mayi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$422	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	53
😀 Quality of life	16	50
🏙️ Population	2.89M	8.78M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 44% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5954th and 7155th ($957 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8996th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Quanzhou

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014