Jeddah vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$495	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	10
😀 Quality of life	73	20
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.89M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 15% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4731st and 5611th ($1100 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 1616th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Jeddah	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$3239

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561