Mbuji-Mayi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$422	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	10	82
😀 Quality of life	16	67
🏙️ Population	2.89M	5.38M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 9% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5954th and 6204th ($957 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8996th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Saint Petersburg

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$6847

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525