Mbuji-Mayi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$428
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
10
84
😀 Quality of life
20
83
🏙️ Population
2.89M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 4% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5611th and 5356th ($958 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8982nd and 343rd 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
$7.91
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$13893

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$824
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$833
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$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
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$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
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$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721