Mbuji-Mayi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
10
65
😀 Quality of life
20
82
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 41% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5611th and 3028th ($958 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in the DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8982nd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Sharjah

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Mbuji-Mayi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$5193

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$890
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$740
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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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$1841
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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
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$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
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$621
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$910
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$606
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$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
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$541