Cape Town vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$582	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	10
😀 Quality of life	58	16
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.89M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5016th and 5435th ($1071 vs $1011) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5491st and 9011th 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	$8.4	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$3463

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580