Beirut vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$555
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
31
😀 Quality of life
61
40
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 12% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4691st and 5365th ($1165 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4996th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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