Jerusalem vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	10
😀 Quality of life	85	16
🏙️ Population	936K	2.89M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 109% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1551st and 5435th ($2114 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Israel vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 374th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Jerusalem	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3463

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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