Lisbon vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$825
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	10
😀 Quality of life	82	20
🏙️ Population	546K	2.89M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 77% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2695th and 5611th ($1694 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 372nd and 8982nd 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	$12.3	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$3239

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561