Lisbon vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	10
😀 Quality of life	82	16
🏙️ Population	546K	2.89M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 69% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2671st and 5435th ($1705 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Portugal and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Portugal vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 475th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Lisbon	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$3463

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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