Mbuji-Mayi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	16	95
🏙️ Population	2.89M	985K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 50% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5435th and 1732nd ($1011 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Sweden, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 9011th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Stockholm

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331