Manchester vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$132
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	11
😀 Quality of life	92	16
🏙️ Population	548K	2.89M

The cost of living in Manchester is 124% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5217th ($2348 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 84th and 9189th 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	$20.3	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$3375

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$872
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1019
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$979
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$771
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$915
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$770
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1029
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$828
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$750
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$779
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$543
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$689
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$688
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$595
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$690
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$946
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$691
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$689
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$533
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$447
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$688
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$411
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$583
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1166
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$688
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$553
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$872
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1378
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$671
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1602
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1304
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$833
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$843
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$784
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$692
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$590