Luxembourg City vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	10
😀 Quality of life	89	16
🏙️ Population	136K	2.89M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 142% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 870th and 5435th ($2446 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Luxembourg and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 199th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Luxembourg City	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500

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