Damascus vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$315
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
32
😀 Quality of life
39
21
🏙️ Population
2.69M
14.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 42% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7287th and 4833rd ($671 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Syria vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7834th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$22
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$4749

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849