Abu Dhabi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$2368
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$382
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$806
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	10
😀 Quality of life	84	19
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.89M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 90% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2282nd and 5794th ($1915 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 427th and 9052nd 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	$11	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$83.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$4285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$3257

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$831
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$845
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$979
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$941
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$737
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$880
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1007
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$994
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$796
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$737
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$495
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$690
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$641
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1087
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$689
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$913
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$691
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$687
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$410
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$686
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$377
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$922
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$688
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$491
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$768
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1051
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$601
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1208
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1055
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$794
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$813
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1107
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$759
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$656
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$597