Hamburg City vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$828
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	10
😀 Quality of life	94	16
🏙️ Population	1.91M	2.89M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 99% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1818th and 5435th ($2007 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 40th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Hamburg City	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$3463

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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