Athens vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$710
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$127
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
32
😀 Quality of life
82
21
🏙️ Population
643K
14.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 25% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4155th and 4833rd ($1436 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Greece vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 611th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$22
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$4749

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849