Los Angeles vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	10
😀 Quality of life	93	16
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 216% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 80th and 5435th ($3196 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 3rd in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 58th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Los Angeles	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3463

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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