Mbuji-Mayi vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$427	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$745
😷 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 59% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5435th and 7314th ($1011 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 9011th and 7150th 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	$7.25	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$8598

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504