London vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	99	14
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.89M

The cost of living in London is 264% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8th and 5146th ($3851 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	London	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$3306

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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