Johannesburg vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$487	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	10
😀 Quality of life	58	16
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.89M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 13% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5069th and 5954th ($1079 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Africa and the DR Congo, respectively. Check South Africa vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5446th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Johannesburg	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$3341

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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