Mbuji-Mayi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2485	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$428	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1052	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$825	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	20	64
🏙️ Population	2.89M	12.4M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5611th and 5031st ($958 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 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 8982nd and 4799th 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	$7.91	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$693	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7474	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$536	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.4	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.6	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3239	$12031

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659