Houston vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$828
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	91	16
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Houston is 124% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1229th and 5435th ($2265 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 97th and 9011th 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	$17.2	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$3463

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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