Mbuji-Mayi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$765
🏠 One person rent
$428
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
10
36
😀 Quality of life
20
17
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 171% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5611th and 9080th ($958 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8982nd and 9077th 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
$7.91
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$704

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$824
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$833
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617