Mbuji-Mayi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$422
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
10
24
😀 Quality of life
16
38
🏙️ Population
2.89M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 23% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5954th and 6542nd ($957 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 8996th and 7163rd 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
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$18304

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$815
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$826
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$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542