Houston vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$825
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	92	20
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Houston is 132% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1234th and 5611th ($2221 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 4th in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 86th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Houston	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$3239

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561