Mbuji-Mayi vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$422
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
10
26
😀 Quality of life
16
13
🏙️ Population
2.89M
2.12M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 33% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5954th and 6821st ($957 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8996th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Mogadishu

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Mbuji-Mayi Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$890

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$815
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799