Mbuji-Mayi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbuji-Mayi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	10	92
😀 Quality of life	16	94
🏙️ Population	2.89M	548K

The cost of living in Mbuji-Mayi is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5435th and 1356th ($1011 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in the DR Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd best city to live in the DR Congo vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9011th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbuji-Mayi vs The Hague

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	Mbuji-Mayi	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1343	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.2	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.1	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3463	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530