Mbuji-Mayi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$422
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
10
36
😀 Quality of life
16
12
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 8% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5954th and 5406th ($957 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the DR Congo and Nigeria, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8996th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Onitsha

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Mbuji-Mayi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$1688

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$815
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$826
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$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
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$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
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$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
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$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
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$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
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$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
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$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655