Mbuji-Mayi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$422
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
71
😀 Quality of life
16
77
🏙️ Population
2.89M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5954th and 3292nd ($957 vs $1586) 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8996th and 796th 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
$7.39
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$10359

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$932
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$902
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$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
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$947
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$730
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$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589

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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
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$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
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$588
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$1802
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$940
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$558
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$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
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$561
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$489