Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2485	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$428	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$1052	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$825	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	10	85
😀 Quality of life	20	70
🏙️ Population	2.89M	9.07M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 97% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5611th and 8600th ($958 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8982nd and 2673rd 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	$7.91	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$693	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7474	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$536	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.6	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3239	$19578

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529