Mbuji-Mayi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$406	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	11	93
😀 Quality of life	14	98
🏙️ Population	2.89M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 55% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5146th and 1191st ($1059 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the DR Congo and Australia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 9211th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Perth

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736