Hanover vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$892	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	10
😀 Quality of life	91	16
🏙️ Population	548K	2.89M

The cost of living in Hanover is 71% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2608th and 5435th ($1726 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 93rd and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Hanover	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421

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