Bangkok vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$405	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	10
😀 Quality of life	75	20
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.89M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 6% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5960th and 5611th ($902 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Thailand vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1087th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Bangkok	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$3239

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

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