Mbuji-Mayi vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$427	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	10	38
😀 Quality of life	16	76
🏙️ Population	2.89M	767K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 19% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5435th and 4331st ($1011 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the DR Congo and Croatia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 9011th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs Zagreb

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	Mbuji-Mayi	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747