Jerusalem vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	10
😀 Quality of life	84	16
🏙️ Population	936K	2.89M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 113% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1770th and 5954th ($2037 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Israel vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 358th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Jerusalem	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$3341

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

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