Gothenburg vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$895	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$823
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	10
😀 Quality of life	92	16
🏙️ Population	608K	2.89M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 80% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5954th ($1725 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Sweden vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 81st and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Gothenburg	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$3341

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589