Mbuji-Mayi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$427	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	10	35
😀 Quality of life	16	35
🏙️ Population	2.89M	2.96M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 85% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5435th and 8272nd ($1011 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Yemen, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9011th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Sanaa

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886