Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2485	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$428	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$1052	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$825	$713
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	10	19
😀 Quality of life	20	41
🏙️ Population	2.89M	7.01M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 47% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5611th and 7192nd ($958 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 175th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 8982nd and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhumadian

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.91	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.88
🥤 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	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$693	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7474	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$536	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.6	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3239	$12038

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544