Copenhagen vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	11
😀 Quality of life	98	14
🏙️ Population	667K	2.89M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 146% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 713th and 5146th ($2601 vs $1059) 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 10th and 9211th 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	$23.6	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$3306

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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