Brisbane vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	10
😀 Quality of life	97	16
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.89M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 160% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 781st and 5954th ($2491 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Australia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Australia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 15th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Brisbane	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$3341

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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