Mbuji-Mayi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$427	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	10	72
😀 Quality of life	16	78
🏙️ Population	2.89M	7.01M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5435th and 2911th ($1011 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9011th and 733rd 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	$7.25	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529