Male vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$835	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	10
😀 Quality of life	63	20
🏙️ Population	133K	2.89M

The cost of living in Male is 34% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4218th and 5611th ($1284 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Maldives and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Maldives vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4858th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Male	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$3239

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561