Mbuji-Mayi vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$6593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$10079
🏠 One person rent	$427	$5638
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$6516
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$6335
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	10	21
😀 Quality of life	16	63
🏙️ Population	2.89M	38.4K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 85% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 5435th and 2nd ($1011 vs $6593) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Monaco, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1 months in Monaco City. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 9011th and 4590th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Monaco City

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$5.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$5775
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$5319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$6181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$6198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$79784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$66886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$3.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$11.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$5.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$79.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$80.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$151
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$2055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$41744

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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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496