Damascus vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$323
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
33
😀 Quality of life
40
27
🏙️ Population
2.69M
14.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 38% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7245th and 4904th ($706 vs $1133) 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7855th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kinshasa

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Damascus Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$5052

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821