Damascus vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$271
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
31
😀 Quality of life
32
40
🏙️ Population
2.58M
11.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7105th and 5365th ($672 vs $1041) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7854th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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