Copenhagen vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	10
😀 Quality of life	97	16
🏙️ Population	644K	2.89M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 160% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 795th and 5954th ($2483 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Denmark vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Copenhagen	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$3341

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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