Mbuji-Mayi vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$406	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	11
😀 Quality of life	14	22
🏙️ Population	2.89M	340K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 0.3% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 5146th and 5168th ($1059 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the DR Congo and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 9211th and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.18	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1075	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3306	$3247

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703