Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$422
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
10
96
😀 Quality of life
16
79
🏙️ Population
2.89M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 0.1% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5954th and 5948th ($957 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8996th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenzhen

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Mbuji-Mayi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$24117

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$947
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$763
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$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
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$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
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$723
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$1007
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$509
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$855
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$510
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$509
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$579
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$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
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$587
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$545
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$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
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$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
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$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
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$1041
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$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
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$1590
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$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
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$830
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$763
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$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
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$801
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$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
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$895
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$726
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$852
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$691
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$605
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$795
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$592
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$819
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$783
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$780
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$774
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$774
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$813
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$746
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$794
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$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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