Athens vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$633	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	10
😀 Quality of life	78	20
🏙️ Population	664K	2.89M

The cost of living in Athens is 34% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4210th and 5611th ($1287 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Greece and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Greece vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 560th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Athens	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$3239

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

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