Dresden vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$729	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	10
😀 Quality of life	89	16
🏙️ Population	563K	2.89M

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3857th and 5954th ($1462 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 3rd in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 203rd and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dresden	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$3341

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589