Mbuji-Mayi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$427	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	29
😀 Quality of life	16	51
🏙️ Population	2.89M	431K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 17% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5435th and 6224th ($1011 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the DR Congo and Namibia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9011th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Windhoek

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785