Liverpool vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Liverpool	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4525	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$954	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1757	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2907	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	10
😀 Quality of life	90	16
🏙️ Population	513K	2.89M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 76% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2461st and 5435th ($1774 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 132nd and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Liverpool	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.6	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.72%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1465	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15161	$3463

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686

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