Leipzig vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$764	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	10
😀 Quality of life	92	16
🏙️ Population	620K	2.89M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 50% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5435th ($1516 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 3rd in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 87th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Leipzig	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

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