Johannesburg vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$441	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	10
😀 Quality of life	57	16
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.89M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 2% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5539th and 5435th ($993 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 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 5667th and 9011th 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	$9.65	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$3463

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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