Asuncion vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$338
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
31
😀 Quality of life
51
40
🏙️ Population
462K
11.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 36% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7159th and 5365th ($666 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6136th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Kinshasa

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Asuncion Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi San Lorenzo
$620
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$604
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933