Bangalore vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$249	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	10
😀 Quality of life	68	16
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8023rd and 5954th ($578 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in India and the DR Congo, respectively. Check India vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3393rd and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Bangalore	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$3341

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

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