Mbuji-Mayi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$428
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
10
20
😀 Quality of life
20
48
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 104% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5611th and 8679th ($958 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Libya, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8982nd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Tripoli

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Mbuji-Mayi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$911

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$824
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$833
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936