Bangkok vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$416	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	10
😀 Quality of life	74	16
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.89M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5435th ($941 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1221st and 9011th 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	$2.97	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580