Madrid vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	10
😀 Quality of life	90	16
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.89M

The cost of living in Madrid is 76% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5435th ($1781 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Spain and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Spain vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 151st and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Madrid	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$3463

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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