Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$428
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
10
78
😀 Quality of life
20
67
🏙️ Population
2.89M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 89% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5611th and 8471st ($958 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8982nd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhengzhou

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Mbuji-Mayi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617