Mbuji-Mayi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$427	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	10	20
😀 Quality of life	16	45
🏙️ Population	2.89M	1.29M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 118% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5435th and 8801st ($1011 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9011th and 6545th 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	$7.25	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$1187

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058