Budapest vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$810
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$251
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
33
😀 Quality of life
81
27
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 3675th and 4904th ($1580 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Hungary vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 646th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kinshasa

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Budapest Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$5052

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821