Kabul vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$195	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$113
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	11
😀 Quality of life	33	14
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.89M

The cost of living in Kabul is 57% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5146th ($458 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8609th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Kabul	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$3306

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595