Brussels vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	11
😀 Quality of life	91	14
🏙️ Population	196K	2.89M

The cost of living in Brussels is 91% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1913th and 5146th ($2028 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 165th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Brussels	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$3306

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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