Mbuji-Mayi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$406	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	11	56
😀 Quality of life	14	44
🏙️ Population	2.89M	43.9K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 1% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5146th and 5084th ($1059 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the DR Congo and the Palestine, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 9211th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Ramallah

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.09
🥤 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	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$4130

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850