Mbuji-Mayi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$428
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
61
😀 Quality of life
20
79
🏙️ Population
2.89M
606K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 16% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5611th and 4604th ($958 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the DR Congo and Latvia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8982nd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Riga

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Mbuji-Mayi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$13518

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$824
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257