Cologne vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
31
😀 Quality of life
97
40
🏙️ Population
1.08M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 78% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2308th and 5365th ($1851 vs $1041) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 16th and 6878th 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
$14
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3879

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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