Mbuji-Mayi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$422
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
10
27
😀 Quality of life
16
62
🏙️ Population
2.89M
149K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 16% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5954th and 6351st ($957 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Mauritius, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8996th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Port Louis

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Mbuji-Mayi Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$815
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736