Mbuji-Mayi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2476
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$412
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$228
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.4
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
85
😀 Quality of life
14
86
🏙️ Population
2.89M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5187th and 5984th ($1067 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the DR Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9222nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Taichung

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Mbuji-Mayi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1117
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.59
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3356
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665