Gothenburg vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$902	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	11
😀 Quality of life	94	14
🏙️ Population	675K	2.89M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 72% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2645th and 5146th ($1823 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 68th and 9211th 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	$13.7	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$3306

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

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