Mbuji-Mayi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2476
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$412
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$228
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.4
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
17
😀 Quality of life
14
44
🏙️ Population
2.89M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 77% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5187th and 7914th ($1067 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 9222nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Shangqiu

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Mbuji-Mayi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1117
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.59
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3356
$16802

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$1039
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$786
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684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
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$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518