Brisbane vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	11
😀 Quality of life	98	14
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.89M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 95% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1813th and 5146th ($2065 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9th and 9211th 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	$14.4	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3306

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595