Mbuji-Mayi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$406	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	29
😀 Quality of life	14	57
🏙️ Population	2.89M	431K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 8% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5146th and 5698th ($1059 vs $985) 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 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9211th and 6153rd 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	$8.18	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$5380

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Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826