Leipzig vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$856	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	11
😀 Quality of life	92	14
🏙️ Population	620K	2.89M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 60% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3162nd and 5146th ($1690 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 113th and 9211th 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	$15.2	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$3306

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

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