Lubumbashi vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$486
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
10
😀 Quality of life
17
16
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.89M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 5% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5639th and 5954th ($1007 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the DR Congo.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in the DR Congo, and 8955th vs 8996th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Lubumbashi Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$3341

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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