Kyiv vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$454
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
11
😀 Quality of life
63
14
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.89M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 17% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6441st and 5187th ($882 vs $1067) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5524th and 9222nd 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
$9.05
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$3356

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78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602