Mbuji-Mayi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$427	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	10	25
😀 Quality of life	16	24
🏙️ Population	2.89M	2.44M

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 35% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5435th and 6685th ($1011 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the DR Congo and Cameroon, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9011th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Yaounde

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$1631

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779