Mbuji-Mayi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$427	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	10	43
😀 Quality of life	16	63
🏙️ Population	2.89M	423K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 31% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5435th and 6556th ($1011 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9011th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Skopje

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$4225

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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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117