Addis Ababa vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$604	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	10
😀 Quality of life	40	16
🏙️ Population	5.23M	2.89M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4928th and 5954th ($1103 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6957th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$3341

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

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