Dhaka vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$118	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$828
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	10
😀 Quality of life	54	16
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8899th and 5435th ($430 vs $1011) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5971st and 9011th 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	$1.89	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3463

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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