Mbuji-Mayi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$422
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
10
84
😀 Quality of life
16
80
🏙️ Population
2.89M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5954th and 6052nd ($957 vs $931) 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8996th and 496th 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
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$13638

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$826
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$932
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$902
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$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
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$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
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$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
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$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716