Gothenburg vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$808	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	10
😀 Quality of life	92	16
🏙️ Population	675K	2.89M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 61% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2959th and 5435th ($1623 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Sweden and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Sweden vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 78th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Gothenburg	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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