Athens vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$675
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
31
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
643K
11.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 31% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4177th and 5365th ($1366 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 658th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Kinshasa

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