Chisinau vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$482	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	51	10
😀 Quality of life	57	16
🏙️ Population	639K	2.89M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6200th and 5954th ($876 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Moldova and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Moldova vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5629th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Chisinau	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$3341

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

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