Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$422
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
10
17
😀 Quality of life
16
37
🏙️ Population
2.89M
9.03M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 60% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5954th and 7790th ($957 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8996th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhoukou

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Mbuji-Mayi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$15431

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$815
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528