Izmir vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$513	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	11
😀 Quality of life	72	14
🏙️ Population	4.49M	2.89M

The cost of living in Izmir is 1% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5223rd and 5146th ($1046 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Izmir compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 3140th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Izmir	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$3306

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595