Mbuji-Mayi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$789
🏠 One person rent
$428
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
10
41
😀 Quality of life
20
17
🏙️ Population
2.89M
908K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 89% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5611th and 8460th ($958 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8982nd and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Owerri

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Mbuji-Mayi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$698

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$833
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$934
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$890
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$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
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$746
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$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
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$330
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$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
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$269
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$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
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$866
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$677
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$272
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$265