Mbuji-Mayi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$422
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1045
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
8
😀 Quality of life
16
58
🏙️ Population
2.89M
24.7K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5954th and 3466th ($957 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8996th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Victoria

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Mbuji-Mayi Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1358
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7374
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.9
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3341
$8081

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$815
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482