Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$422	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	10	19
😀 Quality of life	16	38
🏙️ Population	2.89M	7.01M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 45% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5954th and 7219th ($957 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 153rd 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 307th in China, while ranked 8996th and 7140th 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	$7.39	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$9322

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525