Mbuji-Mayi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbuji-Mayi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$422	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1045	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$823	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	28
😀 Quality of life	16	50
🏙️ Population	2.89M	431K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 14% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5954th and 6296th ($957 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8996th and 6223rd 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	$7.39	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1358	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7374	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.6	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3341	$5452

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822