Mbuji-Mayi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$428
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
10
24
😀 Quality of life
20
41
🏙️ Population
2.89M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 29% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5611th and 6604th ($958 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 53rd 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 319th in China, while ranked 8982nd and 7053rd 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
$7.91
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$14498

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$829
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$961
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$746
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$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543