Luanda vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$474	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	10
😀 Quality of life	54	16
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.89M

The cost of living in Luanda is 7% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5518th and 5954th ($1024 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Angola and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Angola vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5940th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Luanda	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$3341

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939

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