Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$422	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	10	85
😀 Quality of life	16	68
🏙️ Population	2.89M	9.07M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 86% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5954th and 8584th ($957 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 8996th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenyang

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511