Athens vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$675	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	10
😀 Quality of life	78	16
🏙️ Population	643K	2.89M

The cost of living in Athens is 43% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4177th and 5954th ($1366 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 658th and 8996th 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	$15.3	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$3341

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

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