Mbuji-Mayi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$422
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
10
95
😀 Quality of life
16
86
🏙️ Population
2.89M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5954th and 4715th ($957 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Taipei. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8996th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Taipei

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Mbuji-Mayi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$18424

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$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605