Mbuji-Mayi vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$406	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	21
😀 Quality of life	14	23
🏙️ Population	2.89M	2.45M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 10% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5146th and 5884th ($1059 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9211th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Ouagadougou

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$17372

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057