Dresden vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$755
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
32
😀 Quality of life
89
21
🏙️ Population
566K
14.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 3768th and 4833rd ($1555 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 1st in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 263rd and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kinshasa

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Dresden Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$22
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$4749

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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