Dusseldorf vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	10
😀 Quality of life	95	16
🏙️ Population	629K	2.89M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 95% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2278th and 5954th ($1861 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 26th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dusseldorf	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$3341

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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