Crete vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$530	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	31
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	623K	14.6M

The cost of living in Crete is 3% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4640th and 4732nd ($1150 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Greece and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Greece vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5717th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Kinshasa

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	Crete	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$4674

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

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