Bangalore vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$239	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	10
😀 Quality of life	70	20
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 39% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7797th and 5611th ($585 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2.5 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 2674th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangalore	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$3239

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

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