Athens vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$616
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
31
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
643K
14.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 14% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4281st and 4732nd ($1272 vs $1120) 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 0.9 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 656th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$4674

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$580
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$520
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$519
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$523
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$522
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$844
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$821
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$676
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$876
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$788
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$863
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1012
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$850
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$934
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$976
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$625
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$668
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$645
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1121
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$671
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$577
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$482
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$634
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$767
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$828
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$747
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$513
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$806
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$900
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$900
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1265
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$655
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$741
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$601
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$746
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$764