Mbuji-Mayi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$428
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
71
😀 Quality of life
20
74
🏙️ Population
2.89M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5611th and 2922nd ($958 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia 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 Riyadh. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8982nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Riyadh

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Mbuji-Mayi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$9649

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$833
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$890
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$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
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$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
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
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$1936
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$1032
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$606
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$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
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$561