Mbuji-Mayi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$406	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	70
😀 Quality of life	14	81
🏙️ Population	2.89M	56.8K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 27% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5146th and 4118th ($1059 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the DR Congo and Cyprus, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 9211th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Nicosia

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$8498

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769