Damascus vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2720
🏠 One person rent
$225
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
31
😀 Quality of life
36
47
🏙️ Population
2.5M
11.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 42% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5309th ($583 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7665th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$4181

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860