Mbuji-Mayi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1874
🏠 One person rent	$427	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	10	61
😀 Quality of life	16	67
🏙️ Population	2.89M	1.99M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 39% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5435th and 6769th ($1011 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Belarus, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9011th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Minsk

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$10220

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850