Mbuji-Mayi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbuji-Mayi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2485
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$428
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1052
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$825
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
8
😀 Quality of life
20
59
🏙️ Population
2.89M
24.7K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 40% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5611th and 3034th ($958 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 8982nd and 5511th 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
$7.91
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7474
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.6
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3239
$8062

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$824
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$833
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$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
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$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
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$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
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$819
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$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
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$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524