Marseille vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$718	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$828
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	10
😀 Quality of life	84	16
🏙️ Population	877K	2.89M

The cost of living in Marseille is 55% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 3148th and 5435th ($1571 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd in France and the DR Congo, respectively. Check France vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 400th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Marseille	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$3463

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580