Izmir vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$437	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	10
😀 Quality of life	68	16
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.89M

The cost of living in Izmir is 10% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5990th and 5435th ($909 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3369th and 9011th 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	$8.23	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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