Mbuji-Mayi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$427	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	10	61
😀 Quality of life	16	79
🏙️ Population	2.89M	605K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 9% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5435th and 4764th ($1011 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9011th and 596th 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	$7.25	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220