Luanda vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$496	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	10
😀 Quality of life	53	16
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.89M

The cost of living in Luanda is 0.1% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5424th and 5435th ($1012 vs $1011) 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 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6024th and 9011th 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	$5.84	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$3463

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

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