Mbuji-Mayi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$411
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$690
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$222
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
16
76
🏙️ Population
2.89M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5217th and 5618th ($1047 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9189th and 1163rd 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
$7.25
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$751
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$537
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.07
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3375
$21140

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$771
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$915
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$1044
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$770
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$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
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$590

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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
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$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
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$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648