Istanbul vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$649	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	10
😀 Quality of life	76	16
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.89M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 23% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4347th and 5435th ($1248 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Turkey vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 850th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Istanbul	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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