Manchester vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$825
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	10
😀 Quality of life	91	20
🏙️ Population	548K	2.89M

The cost of living in Manchester is 108% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1798th and 5611th ($1998 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 110th and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Manchester	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$3239

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

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