Los Angeles vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$825
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	10
😀 Quality of life	94	20
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 230% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 72nd and 5611th ($3165 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 4th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 34th and 8982nd 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	$22.5	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$3239

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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