Mbuji-Mayi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$427	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	10	81
😀 Quality of life	16	67
🏙️ Population	2.89M	5.6M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 4% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5435th and 5668th ($1011 vs $974) 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 0.8 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 9011th and 3598th 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	$7.25	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441