Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$406
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
77
😀 Quality of life
14
68
🏙️ Population
2.89M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 110% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5146th and 8651st ($1059 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 9211th and 4484th 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
$8.18
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.67
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3306
$19556

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$885
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$897
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1029
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$993
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$793
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$928
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1045
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$792
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1032
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$842
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$754
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$803
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$505
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$688
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$689
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$682
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$688
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$957
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$689
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$686
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$491
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$412
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$687
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$396
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$524
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$912
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$687
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$499
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$758
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1069
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$597
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1278
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1062
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$836
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$858
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1148
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$804
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$577
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563