Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2476
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$412
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$228
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.4
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
68
😀 Quality of life
14
68
🏙️ Population
2.89M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 109% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5187th and 8643rd ($1067 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 9222nd and 4641st 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
$7.39
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1117
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.59
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3356
$21713

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$887
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$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556