Manchester vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$348
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$96.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	11
😀 Quality of life	93	14
🏙️ Population	548K	2.89M

The cost of living in Manchester is 122% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1156th and 5187th ($2365 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 78th and 9222nd 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	$19.7	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$3356

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$887
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1037
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$999
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$785
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$932
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$786
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$839
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$759
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$798
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$517
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$691
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$693
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$662
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$691
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$961
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$694
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$692
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$507
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$409
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$693
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$395
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$544
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1030
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$691
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$811
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1229
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$620
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1473
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1189
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$851
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$857
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$798
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$613
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$602