Mbuji-Mayi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$406	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	14	77
🏙️ Population	2.89M	24.9M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5146th and 4879th ($1059 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9211th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Shanghai

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$27624

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753