Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$428
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
10
96
😀 Quality of life
20
80
🏙️ Population
2.89M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5611th and 5744th ($958 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8982nd and 460th 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
$7.91
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$24305

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$824
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$833
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$890
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$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$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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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584