Mbuji-Mayi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$422	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	10	90
😀 Quality of life	16	71
🏙️ Population	2.89M	13.9M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 35% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5954th and 6862nd ($957 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 81st 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8996th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Tianjin

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$16590

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618