Brussels vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	10
😀 Quality of life	89	16
🏙️ Population	196K	2.89M

The cost of living in Brussels is 105% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1988th and 5954th ($1958 vs $957) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 173rd and 8996th 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	$20.8	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$3341

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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