Cape Town vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$681	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	11
😀 Quality of life	55	14
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.89M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 16% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4637th and 5146th ($1231 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Africa and the DR Congo, respectively. Check South Africa vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6312th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Cape Town	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$3306

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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