Amsterdam vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	10
😀 Quality of life	95	16
🏙️ Population	921K	2.89M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 199% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 252nd and 5954th ($2859 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 25th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Amsterdam	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3341

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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