Mbuji-Mayi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$422	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	16	100
🏙️ Population	2.89M	5.03M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5954th and 923rd ($957 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the DR Congo and Australia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8996th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Melbourne

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$21306

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913