Ibadan vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$424
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
10
😀 Quality of life
33
16
🏙️ Population
2.55M
2.89M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 21% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5954th ($759 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Nigeria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ibadan compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7660th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Ibadan Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$3341

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$699
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$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$815
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589