Abidjan vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$439	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	10
😀 Quality of life	37	16
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.89M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 1% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5348th and 5435th ($1022 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7322nd and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Abidjan	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3463

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

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