Mbuji-Mayi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$406
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 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 5146th and 7835th ($1059 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 9211th and 7180th 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
$8.18
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.67
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3306
$17107

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$993
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$793
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$928
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$1045
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517