Copenhagen vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$828
😷 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 131% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1085th and 5435th ($2333 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 10th and 9011th 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	$18.8	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$3463

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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