Cologne vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
33
😀 Quality of life
95
27
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2200th and 4904th ($1941 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 21st and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kinshasa

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Cologne Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$5052

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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