Mbuji-Mayi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$422	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	10	24
😀 Quality of life	16	39
🏙️ Population	2.89M	6.56M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 56% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5954th and 7649th ($957 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8996th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Shaoyang

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$10066

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610