Kyiv vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$445	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	10
😀 Quality of life	64	16
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.89M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 16% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6262nd and 5435th ($850 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ukraine and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4484th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Kyiv	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$3463

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$433
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$440
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$863
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$394
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$486
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$438
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$486
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$876
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$435
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$829
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$462
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$605
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$780
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$510
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$474
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$718
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$892
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$517
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$513
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$727
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1062
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$490
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$840
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$727
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$709
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$570

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