Male vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$818	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	11
😀 Quality of life	66	14
🏙️ Population	133K	2.89M

The cost of living in Male is 25% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4439th and 5146th ($1320 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5057th and 9211th 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	$5.55	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$3306

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595