Dhaka vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$141	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$113
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	11
😀 Quality of life	57	14
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 56% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8829th and 5146th ($464 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6151st and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dhaka	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3306

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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