Mbuji-Mayi vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$1091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2655
🏠 One person rent	$422	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$1335
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	10	1
😀 Quality of life	16	26
🏙️ Population	2.89M	74.7K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 12% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 5954th and 4999th ($957 vs $1091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Comoros, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8996th and 8483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Moroni

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$1.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1108
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$72.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$8.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$4.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$13831

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1093
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1500
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1394
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1190
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$736
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$675
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$639
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$601
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$516
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$519
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$560
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$498
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$500
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$670
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$457
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$515
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$591
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$502
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$534
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$564
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$574
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$433
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$548
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$834
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$543
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1000
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$403
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$482
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1079
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$953
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$745
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$571
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$662
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$535
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$810