Berlin vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$828
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	95	16
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.89M

The cost of living in Berlin is 100% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5435th ($2027 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 21st and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Berlin	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$3463

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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