Lisbon vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$823
😷 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 82% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2758th and 5954th ($1738 vs $957) 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 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 437th and 8996th 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	$13	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$3341

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589