Mbuji-Mayi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2485	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$428	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1052	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$825	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	10	93
😀 Quality of life	20	96
🏙️ Population	2.89M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 58% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5611th and 1068th ($958 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8982nd and 10th 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	$7.91	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$693	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7474	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$536	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.6	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3239	$12548

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693