Chisinau vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$482
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
31
😀 Quality of life
57
40
🏙️ Population
639K
11.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6200th and 5365th ($876 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5629th and 6878th 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
$7.06
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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