Mbuji-Mayi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$422	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	16	63
🏙️ Population	2.89M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5954th and 5616th ($957 vs $1012) 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8996th and 4573rd 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	$7.39	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629