Budapest vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$589	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$823
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	10
😀 Quality of life	80	16
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.89M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5954th ($1185 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Hungary vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 551st and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Budapest	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3341

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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