London vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	99	16
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.89M

The cost of living in London is 258% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 37th and 5954th ($3427 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 2nd and 8996th 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	$23	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$3341

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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