Mbuji-Mayi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	10	87
😀 Quality of life	16	90
🏙️ Population	2.89M	518K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 43% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5435th and 2490th ($1011 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in the DR Congo and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9011th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Sheffield

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750