Dakar vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$529	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	10
😀 Quality of life	47	16
🏙️ Population	1.44M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dakar is 10% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4757th and 5435th ($1114 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Senegal and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Senegal vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6427th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dakar	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

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