Mbuji-Mayi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$422	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	10	93
😀 Quality of life	16	95
🏙️ Population	2.89M	548K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5954th and 1613th ($957 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the DR Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8996th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs The Hague

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	Mbuji-Mayi	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.39	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611