Abu Dhabi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$825
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	10
😀 Quality of life	82	20
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.89M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 102% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1938th and 5611th ($1936 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 369th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Abu Dhabi	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$3239

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

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