Mbuji-Mayi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$406	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	95
😀 Quality of life	14	69
🏙️ Population	2.89M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 0.7% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5146th and 5192nd ($1059 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9211th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Sao Paulo

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$15428

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666