Chisinau vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$505
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
31
😀 Quality of life
57
40
🏙️ Population
639K
14.6M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 20% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6080th and 4732nd ($892 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Moldova vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5665th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kinshasa

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Chisinau Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$4674

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

Cities near Kinshasa

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